Diabetes and ADHD drugs to be tested on Alzheimer's patients in new study
Drugs will be tested simultaneously, which it's hoped will speed up the process of finding new treatments for this common type of dementia.
BBC News reports: Drugs will be tested simultaneously, which it's hoped will speed up the process of finding new treatments for this common type of dementia.
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