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- Relationship to Diabetes
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A trial has begun to see whether a drug used to treat diabetes can slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
The study will involve 200 patients with memory problems due to early Alzheimer's. Laboratory research suggests that the drug, liraglutide, reduces brain inflammation, improving the growth of brain cells and the connections between them.
Patients will be recruited in London - at Imperial College and King's College - and sites in Oxford, Southampton and Swindon.
One of those on the trial is 65-year-old Geoff Payne. He became concerned about short-term memory loss three years ago and was eventually diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25214885
liraglutide = Victoza
The study will involve 200 patients with memory problems due to early Alzheimer's. Laboratory research suggests that the drug, liraglutide, reduces brain inflammation, improving the growth of brain cells and the connections between them.
Patients will be recruited in London - at Imperial College and King's College - and sites in Oxford, Southampton and Swindon.
One of those on the trial is 65-year-old Geoff Payne. He became concerned about short-term memory loss three years ago and was eventually diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25214885
liraglutide = Victoza