Alzheimer's Drug Reverses Cognitive Decline Over 12 Month Period In Early Human Testing
Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 19:21
in Health & Medicine
A drug once approved as an antihistamine in Russia improved thinking processes and ability to function in patients with Alzheimer's disease in a new study. Dimebon is the first drug tested for Alzheimer's disease that demonstrated continued improvement in patients over a 12 month period.
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