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Conclusion This animal research has demonstrated that bexarotene can have a positive effect in clearing the build-up of the characteristic beta-amyloid protein plaques and improving cognitive impairments in mouse models of Alzheimer’s. Bexarotene (brand name Targretin) is an anti-cancer drug that is currently licensed specifically for the treatment of a rare type of skin cancer called advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Although this research is in animals, and therefore has a limited direct application to humans at present, these early findings do present some genuine potential that needs further research. There is bound to be great interest in the finding that the drug seemed to have an early effect on the amyloid plaques characteristic of Alzheimer’s, particularly as the study invol...

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