Inexpensive Wonder Drug Used to Treat HIV Could Cure Alzheimer’s, Researchers Reveal

Researchers have found a new way to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease. And it’s inexpensive. Researchers from the UK Dementia Research Institute at Cambridge University found that maraviroc, which is marketed as Selzentry and treats HIV, clears out rogue proteins found in the brain, which could prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer’s in people’s brains. Researchers are encouraged by the findings, especially because the drug, which has been approved by the United State Food and Drug Administration, could potentially reverse memory loss in older people. “We’re very excited about thes…

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