Aspirin ‘may reduce Alzheimer’s risk’

TAKING aspirin regularly may reduce the chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study.

It is the latest health benefit to be associated with the wonder drug. Recent studies have suggested aspirin can help fight cancer, heart disease, blood pressure and arthritis.

The study, published in this month’s Neurology magazine, found that patients who regularly took aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were half as likely to develop Alzheimer’s as compared to those who did not take the drugs regularly. “Our results suggest that long-term NSAID use may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, provided the use occurs well before the onset of dementia,” said Dr Breitner, one of the authors of the study.