Alzheimer's Families Desperate for Drug

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

The skin cancer drug Bexarotene reversed Alzheimer's symptoms in mice, but doctors say it's too soon to prescribe it for people.

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Alzheimer's Families Desperate for Drug

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Game changers: Alzheimer’s diagnosis to cure

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

BACKGROUND: Alzheimer’s disease is a disorder in which nerve cells (neurons) in your brain degenerate and eventually die. As your nerve cells lose function, you’ll experience a steady loss of memory and other thinking abilities (cognitive skills) and gradually lose your independence. Alzheimer’s disease can’t be cured, but doctors can ... continue reading