Some diabetes meds might lower risk of dementia, Parkinson's

A specific class of diabetes drug appears to lower people's risk for dementia and Parkinson's disease, a new study shows.

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, also known as gliflozins, lower blood sugar by prompting the kidneys to filter sugar out of the bloodstream and excrete it in urine, researchers said.

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