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Reversing Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice with axitinib treatment

Written by Ryan Gilroy (Commissioning Editor)

Alzheimer's and chemotherapy

Axitinib restored memory and cognitive function in mice that display symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

University of British Columbia (Canada) researchers demonstrated restoration of both memory and cognitive function in mice that display symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease by treatment with axitinib, a common chemotherapy drug.

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