Daily Medication Taken by Millions Found to Increase Risk of Dementia by 33%

that acid reflux drugs cause dementia,” neurologist Dr. Kamakshi Lakshminarayan said, according to LadBible. “It only shows an association.

 

“More research is needed to confirm our findings in other large study groups and understand the possible link between long-term proton pump inhibitor use and a higher risk of dementia.

“While we did not find a link with short-term use, we did find a higher risk of dementia associated with long-term use of these drugs.”

 

Researchers have also explored possible explanations for the connection.

“Some studies have shown that use of