Teaching old drugs new tricks

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Medical Research Council Insight

Teaching old drugs new tricks


Portrait of Giovanna Mallucci

Research published today, funded by the MRC and the Alzheimer’s Society’s Drug Discovery programme, has made important progress in the search for new treatments for dementia by re-purposing old drugs. Dr Louise Walker, Research Communications Officer at the Alzheimer’s Society, spoke to the scientist who led the research, Professor Giovanna Mallucci at the MRC Toxicology Unit, to find out more.

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