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Rahul Sidhu, PhD Candidate, Neuroscience, University of Sheffield

Dementia: why prescription drugs like antibiotics and vaccines have been linked to lower risk of the disease

Antibiotics, antivirals and anti-inflammatory drugs were all associated with reduced dementia risk Slladkaya/ Shutterstock

There’s currently no cure for dementia. Although some recently developed drugs show promise in slowing the progress of the disease, these are both costly and may have limited benefit for many patients.

However, a recent Cambridge-led study has found a link between commonly used prescription drugs – including antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines – and a lower risk of dementia.

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