Immune booster drugs meant to kill tumors found to improve Alzheimer's symptoms in mice

Immune booster drugs meant to kill tumors found to improve Alzheimer's symptoms in mice:

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(MedicalXpress)—A team of researchers working at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel has found that a type of drug meant to help the immune system kill tumors also reduces Alzheimer’s type symptoms in mouse models. In their paper published in the journal Nature Medicine, the team describes their study of drugs known as PD-1 immune checkpoint blockades, on mouse models, and the results they found.

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