Can Aspirin Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?

A regimen of low-dose aspirin may reduce plaques in the brain, which will reduce Alzheimer's disease pathology and protect memory, according to neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center.ByAlzheimer's Reading RoomBuilding on previous studies demonstrating a link between aspirin and reduced risk and prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, researchers were able to show that aspirin decreases amyloid plaque pathology in the brain.Note to readers. I put this up because I started taking one quarter of an aspirin daily about 25 years ago. You might want to consider this and the findings of this research study.What is the Difference Between Alzheimer ’s and DementiaCan aspirin treat Alzheimer's?Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:"The results of the study identifies a possible new role for one of the most widely used, common, over-the-counter medications in the world," said Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., the study's senior author and lead research investigator, who also is the Floyd A. Davis, MD, Endowed Chair of Neurology and professor of neurological sciences, biochemistry and pharmacology in Rush Medical College.Alzheimer's disease is a fatal form of dementia that affects up to 1 in 10 Americans age 65 or older.To date,the FDA has approved very few drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease related dementia and the medications that exist can only provide limited symptomatic relief.The exact cause of Alzheimer's disease progression is unknown; however...
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