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Carmustine decreases amyloid β plaques

March 26, 2013 by

Long term treatment by carmustine, a chemical relative of mustard gas and already used to treat some types of brain cancer, can decrease the amount of amyloid ² and number of amyloid plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.

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