A new study reveals that the common asthma drug salbutamol may offer potential as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting 47 million people worldwide and its prevalence is expected to triple to more than 130 million cases by 2050.
No effective treatments that cure the disease or slow down its progression have been discovered. However, this new early-stage study has revealed that repurposing an existing drug, salbutamol, offers significant potential as a low cost and rapid response option.
Extensive analytical in-vitro experiments conducted by the research team show that salbutamol is effective at reducing the…
