urea and dementia

[catkinspolymer]

answer from Prof Cooper

Dear Chris,

Thanks for your kind message.

I am unaware of an association between hydroxyurea and dementia.

What we have been seeing in dementia (Alzheimer’s & Huntington’s so far) are very high levels in the brain itself – much higher apparently than in the rest of the body.

These I believe to be made in the brain itself.

I think this process would probably be separate from the mechanism of action of hydroxyurea.

Therefore, I do not think that you will be at increased risk because you are taking hydroxyurea.

With best wishes,

Garth Cooper

[katiewalsh]

Thanks for posting! Katie