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alkemical · 01-13-2009, 11:22 AM

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0106170748.htm

Old Gastrointestinal Drug Slows Aging, Researchers Say

ScienceDaily (Jan. 7, 2009) — Recent animal studies have shown that clioquinol – an 80-year old drug once used to treat diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders – can reverse the progression of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. Scientists, however, had a variety of theories to attempt to explain how a single compound could have such similar effects on three unrelated neurodegenerative disorders.

01-13-2009, 11:22 AM	#1421
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 43,061 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0106170748.htm Old Gastrointestinal Drug Slows Aging, Researchers Say ScienceDaily (Jan. 7, 2009) — Recent animal studies have shown that clioquinol – an 80-year old drug once used to treat diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders – can reverse the progression of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. Scientists, however, had a variety of theories to attempt to explain how a single compound could have such similar effects on three unrelated neurodegenerative disorders.