Drug Used For Alcoholism Shows Potential for Stopping Inflammatory Disease

September 18, 2024
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Could a drug used to treat alcoholism also treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s or diabetes? A new U-M study revealed how the drug disulfiram, which blocks the liver’s ability to process alcohol, resulting in discomfort and a severe hangover, also stopped the inflammatory process, a suspected driver of Alzheimer’s.

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