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Skin Cancer Drug Reverses Alzheimer's Symptoms In Mice

Posted by timothy on from the with-very-few-exceptions-a-mouse-is-not-a-human-being dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A skin cancer drug may rapidly reverse pathological, cognitive and memory deterioration associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to new research published on Thursday. Bexarotene, a drug that is currently used to combat T cell lymphoma, appeared to reverse plaque buildup and improve memory in the brains of mice with Alzheimer's disease by reducing levels of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain that cause mental deficits in Alzheimer's disease."

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  1. I was going to say something by bhcompy · · Score: 5, Funny

    but I forgot what we were talking about

  2. Re:Rise of the Planet of the Mice by Dahamma · · Score: 4, Funny

    No problem, they'll just go off and live with the rats of NIMH.

  3. Re:Toxilogical Info by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    The thought of no longer having control over my own thought processes scares the living bejesus out of me.

    Let me tell ya, marriage is not for you then

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