Posted by TerranceV | Lifestyle | Posted on March 8th, 2012
A skin cancer drug could prove to be a precious weapon in the fight against Alzheimer?s.
In tests, bexarotene rapidly improved brain health, memory and behaviour of mice genetically engineered to develop the disease.
Researchers described the effect as unprecedented and "tremendously exciting". But others cautioned against raising hopes, pointing out that what works in laboratory mice doesn?t always work in humans.
The researchers, from Cape Western Reserve University in the US, used bexarotene to break down amyloid, the toxic protein that clogs the brain of Alzheimer?s patients. Within six hours of giving the drug to the mice, levels of one type of amyloid fell by a quarter, according to the study detailed in the journal Science. Levels of another form halved in three days. Memory and behaviour also improved.
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Source: http://nieamilwaukee2009.org/could-a-skin-cancer-drug-cure-alzheimers
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