article_snippet.sent: An experimental cancer drug axed over poor results may have the ability to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's, experts have revealed.
article_snippet.sent: Scientists at Yale University in Connecticut in the US have revealed how the treatment, called AZDO5030, restored memory in mice given Alzheimer's disease.
article_snippet.sent: An experimental cancer drug axed over poor results may have the ability to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's, experts have revealed (file picture)
article_snippet.sent: Researchers say the study has led to the launch of human trials to test the efficacy of the drug in Alzheimer's patients.
article_snippet.sent: Stephen Strittmatter, the author of the report, published in Annals of Neurology, said: 'With this treatment, cells under bombardment by beta amyloid plaques show restored synaptic connections and reduced inflammation, and the animal’s memory, which was lost during the course of Alzheimer's disease, comes back.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Strittmatter and Mr Strittmatter co-author Christopher van Dyck have already started a 'multi-site clinical trial' to determine whether the drug in Alzheimer's patients can also benefit Alzheimer's patients.
article_snippet.sent: a cautious welcome said: 'Drug development can take decades, so repurposing pre-existing drugs for dementia is a promising avenue to find new treatments as they have been shown to be safe to use in people and can lead to clinical trials sooner. '
article_snippet.sent: As we learn more about the causes of dementia, there is hope that treatments we routinely use for other diseases may also work for people with dementia.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Scientists say Drug called AZDO5030 has restored memory in mice given Alzheimer's disease .
  