Jacob Simmering, PhD, University of Iowa assistant professor of internal medicine (IMAGE)

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Jacob Simmering, PhD, University of Iowa assistant professor of internal medicine

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Jacob Simmering and colleagues show that certain drugs used to treat enlarged prostate are also linked to a decreased risk of developing dementia with Lewy bodies. The University of Iowa study was published online June 19 in Neurology.

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