A cancer drug quickly and dramatically improved mental function and social ability and restored the sense of smell in mice bred with a form of Alzheimer's disease, suggesting a new way to tackle the illness in people.
Alzheimer's disease is associated with the accumulation of protein fragments called amyloid-beta in the brain. The new research shows that a skin cancer drug called bexarotene cleared the protein in the brains of stricken mice within days. The study was published Thursday in the journal Science.
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