Arthritis drugs 'could halve risk of patients developing dementia', doctors find

Doctors in England have discovered that drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could halve the risk of patients developing dementia.

Arthritis drugs 'could halve risk of patients developing dementia', doctors find

Doctors in England have discovered that drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could halve the risk of patients developing dementia.

A team led by Professor Chris Edwards, of the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, and colleagues at the University of Oxford, analysed the records of more than 5,800 people living with the condition across the UK.

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