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Medical Treatments
12:00 pm
Tue February 14, 2012
Caregivers Press For Experimental Alzheimer's Drug
By editor
A medical study published in Science finds that an FDA-approved skin cancer drug can reduce Alzheimer's-like symptoms in mice. It is unclear if the drug, marketed as Targretin, will have the same effect on humans. Some researchers want to begin testing the drug for its efficacy in treating Alzheimer's patients.