But researchers still can not clearly conclude on the effectiveness and safety of ibuprofen for Alzheimer's disease.
Ibuprofen for Alzheimer's?
According to the Alzheimer's prevention expert, Christine Kennard, long-term use of the painkiller ibuprofen has been shown to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease by 40 percent.
The findings are published in the Journal of Neurology. Among similar painkillers, ibuprofen only considered the most effective.
Ibuprofen & Research on Alzheimer's
In 2008, conducted a study to examine the effectiveness of ibuprofen to prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
The study was conducted at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University School of Public Health, and Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
49,000 veterans aged 55 or older participated in the study.
Previous research suggests that people using ibuprofen regularly had a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
Although the 2008 study showed positive results, the researchers only make conclusions based on observations that further research should be carried out ibuprofen and Alzheimer's.
some Doubts
According to a study published Med Headlines on May 29, 2008, ibuprofen may offer better protection against Alzheimer's disease than non-steroidal drugs anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs) other.
The research report states against ibuprofen can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease by 23 percent.
Peter P. Zandi, PhD, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers who are challenging the findings of a previous study in 2008.
Zandi stated ibuprofen should not be used to prevent Alzheimer's disease because of the negative side effects that may arise.
However, these side effects could have been avoided by taking the ibuprofen dose recommended just as much.
The possibility that ibuprofen may prevent Alzheimer's into something interesting and experts continue to conduct research to corroborate the findings in 2008.
