Decades-old anti-seizure drug shows promise in preventing Alzheimer’s before it begins: Researchers identify how levetiracetam keeps neurons from producing harmful amyloid-beta, pointing to new ways to intervene before Alzheimer’s symptoms appear.
Decades-old drug may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease: A study published in Science Translational Medicine found that the decades-old anti-seizure drug levetiracetam reduced production of amyloid-beta 42 in research with engineered mouse models and human neurons. The Researchers found that levetiracetam works by maintaining amyloid precursor protein on the cell surface, favoring a non-amyloidogenic pathway.