Although I do not usually go off topic, I felt it important to post this news here because Alzheimer's is an increasing problem and there are people out there that are currently struggling with early diagnosis. This research is obvously a 'stunning' breakthrough and although not yet in clinical trial it reads like that might be sooner rather than later.
Saturday, February 11, 2012. A skin-cancer drug could offer hope for the millions of patients coping with the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's disease.
Scientists at Case Western Reserve University led a study of the drug bexarotene on mice and found that it helped wipe out a protein linked to Alzheimer's.
Their study, published yesterday in the journal Science, showed that the drug reduced the amount of amyloid beta by as much as 75 percent. The protein damages nerve cells.
The mice returned to normal behaviors three days after treatment with bexarotene, which is marketed as Targretin.
