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Prostate Meds Tied to Reduced Risk for Lewy Body Dementia

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Certain medications that are used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are associated with a reduced risk for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), the second most common neurodegenerative type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease.  Investigators found older men taking alpha-1 blockers terazosin, doxazosin, or alfuzosin (Tz/Dz/Az) were 40% less likely to develop DLB than those […]

Author : News Health

Publish date : 2024-06-27 12:09:03

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