Rapamycin, a drug that keeps the immune system from attacking transplanted organs, may help fight Alzheimer's disease, a new study has revealed.
Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found that rapamycin rescued learning and memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's.
Scientists Closer To Anti-ageing Pill ? Rapamycin Could be the Key
Scientists could be closer to an anti-ageing pill that really works. Rapamycin, now used as an immunosuppressive in organ transplant, is a key ingredient.
Scientists could be closer to an anti-ageing pill that really works. Rapamycin, now used as an immunosuppressive in organ transplant, is a key ingredient.
The researchers also found that the drug also reduced lesions in the brains of the mice. The lesions are similar to those seen in the brains of people who died with Alzheimer's.
"Our findings may have a profound clinical implication. Because rapamycin is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drug, a clinical trial using it as an anti-Alzheimer's disease therapy could be started fairly quickly," said Oddo.
Scientists Discover Transplant Drug That Responds Faster To Immune System
Scientists have discovered that a transplant drug called rapamycin can stimulate immune memory, which enables the immune system to respond faster and stronger to an infectious agent.
Scientists have discovered that a transplant drug called rapamycin can stimulate immune memory, which enables the immune system to respond faster and stronger to an infectious agent.
It was the first pharmacologic intervention shown to extend life in an animal model of aging.
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Early Alzheimers in Drivers may Prove Potentially Dangerous
Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University have revealed that people with early Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) are more prone to accidents as well as performing poorly in road tests
Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University have revealed that people with early Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) are more prone to accidents as well as performing poorly in road tests
"While it remains to be determined whether our results obtained in mice could be translated in people, we are very excited as these findings may lead to a new therapeutic intervention to treat Alzheimer's," Oddo said.
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New Study Found Statins to Help Prevent Alzheimers
Statins, the anti-cholesterol drugs, may help prevent the brain damage that leads to Alzheimer's disease, a new US study has found.
Statins, the anti-cholesterol drugs, may help prevent the brain damage that leads to Alzheimer's disease, a new US study has found.
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