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Alzheimer’s: certain combinations of prescription drugs may slow progression of the disease, says mice study

By Silvia Maioli, Associate professor and Principal Researcher, Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet
Francesca Eroli, PhD Researcher, Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet

However, our study also revealed that in female mice, certain prescription drug combos actually sped up the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

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