Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Anticholinergics might contribute to cognitive decline


Older adults who took anticholinergic drugs had 47% higher odds of developing mild cognitive impairment over the next decade, compared with those who didn't receive such drugs, in an analysis that adjusted for other risk factors, according to a study in Neurology. The correlation was greater among those with a gene variant associated with Alzheimer's disease and those with Alzheimer's-related proteins in their spinal fluid.

Full Story: HealthDay News (9/3) 

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