Dr. Barry Dworkin

Common medications are associated with diminish brain function and size.

Health Headlines Commentary for April 19, 2016

Source:

Common medicines including cold and flu tablets, heartburn drugs and sleeping pills ‘SHRINK the brain and slow down thinking’

Reference:

Association Between Anticholinergic Medication Use and Cognition, Brain Metabolism, and Brain Atrophy in Cognitively Normal Older Adults

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