Monday, June 11, 2007

Drugs show small effects in Alzheimer's-research

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON, June 11 - Several new drugs showed early promise against Alzheimer's disease, but none had a dramatic effect, demonstrating that the battle against the brain-wasting illness will be long, researchers said on Monday.



One of the new drugs offers an alternative food source to damaged brain cells that can no longer make use of sugar, while another was originally developed as an antihistamine.


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