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Cancer drug bexarotene shown to cure Alzheimer’s disease in mice

Immune system cancer drug Bexarotene has been shown to cure Alzheimer's disease in mice. (Photo Credit: CC BY/Dawn Huczek/Flickr)

Neuroscientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Ohio have made what they call an amazing advance in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. Agence France-Presse reports that mice bred to have Alzheimer’s, when treated with the immune system cancer drug bexarotene, became measurably smarter within hours as brain plaque dissolved. Study findings were [...]

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Second Chris Paul trade vetoed by NBA; Paul may sue the league

In the span of a few days, NBA commissioner David Stern twice vetoed what basketball fans figured would be the imminent trade of Chris Paul from the NBA-owned New Orleans Hornets. Both the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers (the former as part of a three-team deal) offered attractive multi-player packages, but Stern held [...]

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Chris Paul dribbles past a Washington Wizards defender. (Photo Credit: CC BY-SA/Keith Allison/Wikipedia)
Chris Paul dribbles past a Washington Wizards defender. (Photo Credit: CC BY-SA/Keith Allison/Wikipedia)

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