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Dementia breakthrough as common UK drug could nearly HALVE the risk: Scientists hail ‘huge’ moment

Dementia breakthrough as common UK drug could nearly HALVE the risk: Scientists hail ‘huge’ moment

By Adam Chapman, gbnews.com

A common medication used to treat diabetes could nearly halve the risk of dementia, a new study suggests.

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are a class of prescription drugs that help lower blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes. They work by preventing the kidneys from reabsorbing sugar created by the body, causing the excess sugar to leave in the urine.

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