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Could a Crohn’s medication also cure Alzheimer’s?

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Kevin A. Barnes

Two independent studies published this week (Journal of Biological Chemistry,1 PLoS One2 ) show that the drug rapamycin (also known as sirolimus) reverses the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. Both studies show that rapamycin reduces the level of amyloid-beta-42 (Aβ … Read the rest of this entry →

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