article_snippet: Reseachers believe that people with a history of gout have people with a history of gout risk of developing Alzheimer's cut by a quarter .
article_snippet: People with a history of gout have People with a history of gout risk of developing Alzheimer's disease reduced by a quarter, a new study has found.
article_snippet: Analysis was carried out of Alzheimer's disease amongst adults with gout compared with up to five without Alzheimer's disease.
article_snippet: Overall, the researchers identified 309 new cases of Alzheimer's disease among 59,224 patients with gout.
article_snippet: their concluded this shows there was a 24 per cent lower risk of Alzheimer's among people with a history of gout, after taking into account age, sex, body mass index, socio-economic status, lifestyle factors, prior heart conditions and use of heart drugs.
article_snippet: The report concluded: 'Our findings provide the first population-based evidence for the potential protective effect of gout on the risk of Alzheimer's disease and support the purported neuroprotective role of uric acid. '
article_snippet: The U.S. researchers found there was a 24 per cent lower risk of Alzheimer's among people with a history of gout (file picture)
highlights_snippet: Researchers say gout sufferers reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease by 24% .
  