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Alzheimers Disease: Period Pain Drug Cures Symptoms In Mice, New Research Shows
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of International Business Times
Posted: August 22nd, 2016
http://www.ibtimes.com/alzheimers-disease-period-pain-drug-c...
The incurable Alzheimers disease may now have a cure. New research by the University of Manchester shows that the most common form of dementia can be fully cured with an anti-inflammatory drug, commonly used for period pain. Almost 7.5 million new cases of Alzheimers - a disease that causes acute problems with memory, thinking ability and behavior - diagnosed around the world every year. The [research] team, led by Dr. David Brough, worked with mice to find that a common Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) routinely used to relieve menstrual pain - mefenamic acid - completely reversed the inflammation of the brain and lost memory in the specimen. Mefenamic acid is available as a generic drug and is sold under a variety of brand names. For the study, 20 mice were genetically altered to exhibit symptoms of Alzheimers. Ten of these were treated with mefenamic acid by using a mini-pump under their skin for one month, while the other 10 mice were treated in the same way with a placebo. Researchers found that the mice treated with mefenamic acid saw a complete reversal of memory loss, while the placebo groups condition remained unchanged. There is experimental evidence now to strongly suggest that inflammation in the brain makes Alzheimers disease worse, Brough said in a statement. However, trials on animals are not the same as human trials and may yield different results. If the proposed human trials prove to be promising, it wont be long before the treatment reaches patients.
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