Study: Common Drugs Can Trigger Alzheimer's

Researchers at Mt. Sinai Medical Center have found that some widely prescribed medications can trigger or slow the progress of Alzheimer's disease.

The researchers looked at 1,600 FDA-approved medications and found that 800 of them reduced amyloid beta accumulation and 240 of them promoted it. Amyloid beta plaques build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease.

The researchers focused primarily on drugs used to treat cardiovascular conditions. They found that some blood pressure medications, such as propranolol and nicardipine reduce amyloid beta production. Furosemide, on the other hand, had the opposite effect.

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