An existing prescription drug may be able to help in the fight against Alzheimer's, according to research published in Nature Medicine.
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Salsalate may be able to reverse some of the effects of Alzheimer's.

A study at the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, CA, has found that salsalate, already established as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, is able to prevent the accumulation of the protein tau - known to cause toxicity and contribute to cognitive degeneration. The discovery has implications for frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer's disease.

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