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Epilepsy drug may help Alzheimer's patients
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A popular epilepsy drug may also be beneficial in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a new study published in the Oct. 27 issue of U.S. Journal of Experimental Medicine.

The anti-seizure drug valproic acid improved memory and reduced brain lesions in mice with an AD-like disease, said researchers from University of British Columbia in Canada.

Their study showed that treating mice with valproic acid soon after the onset of disease shrank the brain plaques typical of AD and even prompted damaged nerves to start repairing themselves. Most importantly, the drug improved the animals' performance in a variety of memory-related tests.

The acid worked by blocking a cascade of enzymatic reactions that culminates in the accumulation of a protein called beta-amyloid, which builds up to toxic levels in AD.

Valproic acid helped mice less as their disease progressed, suggesting that future clinical trials should focus on people with early signs of AD, said the researchers.

(Xinhua News Agency October 28, 2008)

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