The search for a drug that can stop or reverse the ravages of
Alzheimer’s disease has been riddled with setbacks in recent years. But new
research suggests a potential advance from an unexpected source: an already
approved pill currently prescribed to treat fluid retention associated with
heart failure, kidney disease and other common conditions.
In a study published
this week in the journal Nature Aging, the diuretic bumetanide was shown
to reverse signs of Alzheimer’s in mice that carried a genetic risk factor for the
disease, as well as in human brain cells in the lab. What’s more, an analysis
of health records revealed that older adults who took bumetanide were less
likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those on a different diuretic……………….
https://www.aarp.org/health/dementia/info-2021/pill-may-prevent-alzheimers.html
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