New methods to identify Alzheimer’s drug candidates with anti-aging properties
Old age is the greatest risk factor for many diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cancer. Geroprotectors are a recently identified class of anti-aging compounds. New research has now identified a unique subclass of these compounds, dubbed geroneuroprotectors (GNPs), which are AD drug candidates and slow the aging process in mice.
Original source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181113141814.htm
