Old diarrhea drug slows aging
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 14:07
in Health & Medicine
Recent animal studies have shown that clioquinol -- an 80-year old drug once used to treat diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders -- can reverse the progression of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. read more
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