Study: Popular Over-The-Counter Drugs May Increase Dementia Risk
David DiSalvo
January 29, 2014
Forbes

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Quoting the researchers: “Given the devastating consequences of dementia, informing older adults about this potentially modifiable risk would allow them to choose alternative products and collaborate with their health care professionals to minimize overall anticholinergic use. Additional studies are needed to confirm these findings and to understand the underlying mechanisms.”
The common over-the-counter products linked to Alzheimer's? The list includes "antihistamine used to treat allergies", including some commonly given to children.

More about Alzheimer's appears in the March 2015 issue of Discover magazine, which features the cover story "Alzheimer's and the Aging Brain".

Why Did Grandma Put Her Underwear in the Refrigerator? is a book co-authored by a DYS which helps explain Alzheimer's to children who may have a family member experiencing Alzheimer's. There is more information about this young author, researcher, philanthropist and other young people making a difference, on the website My Name My Story.