Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal study
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 08:40
in Health & Medicine
A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia in studies carried out in mice and zebrafish at the University of Cambridge. A common feature of these diseases – collectively known as neurodegenerative diseases – is the build-up of misfolded proteins. These proteins, […]