HIV drugs found to significantly reduce Alzheimer's risk in new study
- Researchers at the University of Virginia found that patients taking HIV drugs called NRTIs had a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by 2025.
- The research team analyzed over 270,000 patients' health records from two major U.S. Databases and adjusted for confounding factors like pre-existing conditions.
- NRTIs appear to reduce Alzheimer's risk by calming brain inflammation, differing from existing treatments targeting protein buildups, with a safer drug called K9 also developed for trials.
- Data showed a 6% to 13% annual decrease in Alzheimer's risk per year of NRTI use, and the drugs could prevent about 1 million new Alzheimer’s cases annually if confirmed.
- These findings suggest NRTIs warrant clinical testing for Alzheimer's prevention and could offer a new treatment direction amid rising dementia rates and care costs.
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HIV drugs found to significantly reduce Alzheimer's risk in new study
UVA Health scientists are calling for clinical trials testing the potential of HIV drugs called NRTIs to prevent Alzheimer's disease after discovering that patients taking the drugs are substantially less likely to develop the memory-robbing condition.
HIV drugs offer 'substantial' Alzheimer's protection, new research suggests
UVA Health scientists are calling for clinical trials testing the potential of HIV drugs called NRTIs to prevent Alzheimer's disease after discovering that patients taking the drugs are substantially less likely to develop the condition. The researchers have published their findings in Alzheimer's & Dementia.
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