I wonder if they were taking drugs for depression, because
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-39641123
“Two were shown to prevent both a form of dementia and prion disease by stopping brain cells dying”
“Both were very highly protective and prevented memory deficits, paralysis and dysfunction of brain cells.” (in mice)
The best known drug of the pair is trazodone, which is already taken by patients with depression.
The other, DBM, is being tested in cancer patients.
https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/doi/10.1093/brain/awx074/3737867/Repurposed-drugs-targeting-eIF2-P-mediated
I wonder if they were taking drugs for depression, because
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-39641123
“Two were shown to prevent both a form of dementia and prion disease by stopping brain cells dying”
“Both were very highly protective and prevented memory deficits, paralysis and dysfunction of brain cells.” (in mice)
The best known drug of the pair is trazodone, which is already taken by patients with depression.
The other, DBM, is being tested in cancer patients.
https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/doi/10.1093/brain/awx074/3737867/Repurposed-drugs-targeting-eIF2-P-mediated