A drug linked to a raised risk of dementia is taken by millions of older Americans who have an overactive bladder, researchers say. More than one-quarter of patients with the urinary problem had been prescribed the drug oxybutynin (Ditropan), an international team of investigators found. Yet, “oxybutynin is a particularly poor drug for overactive bladder...
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Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Scientists discover the protein that causes sufferers to lose their sense of direction
Tau protein builds-up in the brain and causes spacial disorientation, experts say This symptom is experienced by many sufferers at the start of their dementia It’s the reason why three in five people with the condition wander off and get lost Experts say the findings could lead to an early test and possible treatments ...