July 29th, 2013
Possible Cognitive Benefits Found in Dementia Patients Taking Centrally Acting ACE Inhibitors
Larry Husten, PHD
An observational study from Ireland raises the intriguing possibility that centrally acting ACE inhibitors may help slow the cognitive decline that is a hallmark of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The study, published in BMJ Open, followed the rates of cognitive decline in 3 groups of patients: dementia patients being treated with centrally acting ACE inhibitors, […]
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