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Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims
Posted 3+ months ago by Drugs.com
SUNDAY, March 15 – A new class of Alzheimer's disease drugs may prevent long-term damage from traumatic brain injury, suggests a study of mice by Georgetown University Medical Center researchers.
The drugs – gamma-secretase inhibitors – are designed to target amyloid plaque that accumulates in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, according to background information in the study. Read more...
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