A recent National Institute on Aging (NIA)-funded study suggests that a drug used decades ago to treat high blood pressure, diazoxide, may help stabilize nerve cells in Alzheimer’s sufferers.
The study, published in the Nov. 15 edition of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, found that the medication slowed the development of Alzheimer’s in mouse brains and prevented destruction of the brain cells. In addition, the drug improved brain blood flow and prevented two hallmark proteins of the disease. Researchers are hopeful this drug may provide insight into potential therapy or slow the effects of Alzheimer’s.
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