Alzheimer’s Association.
Alzheimer’s disease brings tremendous suffering, not just to those who are diagnosed, but also to their loved ones. No definitive cure exists at present; only treatments aim to slow the disease’s advancement and alleviate symptoms. Receiving an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can often feel akin to a bleak, inevitable fate.
Nevertheless, research at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Gladstone Institutes is uncovering two potentially effective medications. Letrozole and Irinotecan, currently employed in cancer therapy, have demonstrated potential in reversing certain aspects of Alzheimer’s-related brain damage during mouse trials. This suggests that these medications might be repurposed with the aim of finding a conceivable cure, though substantial work remains ahead.
