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Deoxycholic Acid for Dercum Disease: Repurposing a Cosmetic Agent to Treat a Rare Disease

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Published in 2023 at "Cutis"

DOI: 10.12788/cutis.0752

Abstract: Dercum disease is a rare condition characterized by multiple painful fatty tumors distributed throughout the body. There currently are no US Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments for Dercum disease, and the treatments tried have shown… read more here.

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Repurposing Licensed Drugs for Use Against Alzheimer’s Disease

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Published in 2021 at "Journal of Alzheimer's Disease"

DOI: 10.3233/jad-210080

Abstract: Substantial evidence, composed of drug mechanisms of action, in vivo testing, and epidemiological data, exists to support clinical testing of FDA-approved drugs for repurposing to the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Licensed compound investigation can… read more here.

Keywords: repurposing licensed; disease repurposing; alzheimer disease; licensed drugs ... See more keywords