Could something as simple as an over-the-counter medication — specifically: ibuprofen — actually be the first effective preventative in the war against the debilitating disease known as Alzheimer’s? According to a recent discovery by Vancouver-based Aurin Biotech, it may well be that ibuprofen could soon be used in staving off the onset or lessening the severity of Alzheimer’s disease.
Medical Xpress reported in late March that neuroscientists at Aurin Biotech, headed by Dr. Patrick McGeer and his wife, Dr. Edith McGeer, have discovered that, in studies conducted using laboratory mice, if medication is started early enough, a daily regimen of the non-prescription NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) ibuprofen could possibly prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Coupled with the organization’s discovery in 2016 of a saliva test that detected and could also predict the onset of Alzheimer’s, the study is believed to be a “game changer.”
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