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October 06, 2005
Prozac Protective Against HD?
Melbourne, Australia, scientists say they've found Prozac not only helps depression caused by Huntington's disease, but also improves learning and memory.The researchers at the Howard Florey Institute, led by Dr Anthony Hannan, also found fluoxetine, the drug contained in Prozac, restores the brain's process of neurogenesis -- the birth of new neurons -- to normal levels, which delays the onset of the inherited fatal disease.
...Now that we've found fluoxetine improves memory problems, or dementia, as well as depression in mice with Huntington's disease, further research can be conducted to see if the drug has the same benefits in humans with the disease, Hannan said.
Posted by Dave at October 6, 2005 08:27 PM
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