BALTIMORE, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Certain blood pressure medications may reduce the risk of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers say.
Dr. Sevil Yasar, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, found about 3,000 people age 75 and older with normal cognition who used diuretics, angiotensin-1 receptor blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors showed a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease dementia by at least 50 percent.