Study: Cancer drug found to restore memory in mice holds promise as Alzheimer's treatment

A drug originally designed to target cancer has been found to restore memory and reverse cognitive problems in mice with Alzheimer's disease-like symptoms and could offer a path forward to a treatment for humans someday, a new study found. Yale University researchers found that the previously approved drug, saracatinib, targeted beta amyloid deposits and reduced their toxic effect on surrounding brain cells.

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