We Can’t Wait: Taking Action on Alzheimer’s Disease

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Drug reverses Alzheimer's in mice

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A woman, suffering from Alzheimer's desease, holds the hand of a relative. A widely available cancer drug has shown remarkable success in reversing Alzheimer's disease in mice, raising hope of a breakthrough against incurable dementia in humans, US researchers said Thursday.

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We Can’t Wait: Taking Action on Alzheimer’s Disease

whitehouse.gov | 11:54 pm Feb 9, 2012

Alzheimer’s disease, which today afflicts as many as 5.1 million people in the United States, devastates the lives of individuals suffering from the disease and places tremendous physical, emotional, and financial strain on their families and loved ones.
Skin cancer drug reverses Alzheimer's in mice

cnn.com | 11:13 pm Feb 9, 2012

CNN) -- Scientists say they "serendipitously" discovered that a drug used to treat a type of cancer quickly reversed Alzheimer's disease in mice. "It's really exciting, " said Maria Carrillo, senior director for medical and scientific relations for the…
Cancer drug reverses Alzheimer's in mice

msn.com | 11:13 pm Feb 9, 2012

A cancer drug has succeeded in reversing Alzheimer's disease in its early stages in mice, according to a new study. The drug, bexarotene, is designed to reduce levels of amyloid beta, the protein whose presence in the brain has been most closely tied to…
Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms Reversed in Mice

scientificamerican.com | 11:13 pm Feb 9, 2012

Next A nearly 13-year-old skin cancer drug rapidly alleviates molecular signs of Alzheimer's disease and improves brain function, according to the results of a new mouse study being hailed as extremely promising. Early-stage human clinical trials could…
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