Lack of evidence that painkillers like naproxen are helpful for treating Alzheimer’s disease September 1, 2016September 2, 2016Dr. Barry Dworkin Health Headlines Commentary for September 1, 2016 [display_podcast] Source: Painkillers may be able to stave off Alzheimer’s: Drugs may calm rogue immune response thought to fuel the disease Related posts: Can Alzheimer's cognitive decline be prevent before signs and symptoms occur? Clinical trial to look into this possibility. Lawrence Livermore Labs to study and create implantable neural device to compensate for memory deficits and Apple iPad nickel allergies Very small electrical pacemaker brain stimulation study to treat Alzheimer memory damage is interesting but no conclusions can be drawn for now. There is no evidence from this study to suggest that antidepressants can triple the risk of people developing dementia. alzheimer'sNSAIDs