Common bone strength medicines tied to lower Alzheimer's chance in major study

Regular use of common osteoporosis medicines may help lower the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a large new study. Researchers looked at health data from 120,000 adults to find this link between bone health drugs and a reduced chance of dementia. The findings show that patients taking these prescribed treatments for bone density issues experienced a notably lower risk over the course of the research. Experts say this connection opens up new possibilities for how doctors might use existing medicines to protect brain health in older adults as they age.