Commonly Used Ulcer Drugs May Offer Treatment Potential In Alzheimer’s Disease, University of British Columbia Study

EurekAlert! -- Amsterdam, 22 April 2009 – In a new study, published in the May issue of Elsevier’s Experimental Neurology (www.elsevier.com/locate/yexnr), scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered that drugs commonly used to treat ulcers have significant neuroprotective properties, which appear to be enhanced when used in combination with ibuprofen, a widely used anti-inflammatory drug.

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