A study published in the journal ‘Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions’ suggests there is ‘biological plausibility’ for some commonly used medicines to be tested further to see if they can be repurposed to reduce the risk of dementia.
The study was undertaken by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Exeter. The researchers say:
“The association between antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines and decreased risk of dementia is intriguing. Viral and bacterial infectious causes of common dementias have been proposed, supported by epidemiological data linking infection to dementia risk, antiviral drugs have been identified as some of the most promising repurposed drugs for dementia and there is increasing interest in vaccination as being generally protective. Our findings support these hypotheses and lend further weight to these agents as being potentially disease-modifying or preventive for dementia.”
You can read the study here: https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trc2.70037