Alzheimer’s prevention breakthrough found in decades-old seizure drug
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Seizure medication levetiracetam shows potential for Alzheimer's prevention by blocking toxic brain proteins, according to new Northwestern study research.
"You couldn’t take this when you already have dementia, because the brain has already undergone a number of irreversible changes and a lot of cell death." Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
Northwestern University researchers recently found that levetiracetam prevented the formation of toxic amyloid beta peptides, which are small protein fragments in the brain that are commonly seen in Alzheimer’s patients.
The medication was found to prevent the formation of amyloid-beta 42 in both animal models and cultured human neurons, according to the study findings, which were published in Science Translational Medicine.
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