Article 28CRB Researchers discover that experimental Alzheimer's drug causes teeth to regrow tissue lost to cavities

Researchers discover that experimental Alzheimer's drug causes teeth to regrow tissue lost to cavities

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Cory Doctorow
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A paper from a group of Kings College London researchers documents an unexpected and welcome side effect from an experimental anti-Alzheimer's drug called Tideglusib: test subjects experienced a regeneration of dentin, the bony part of teeth that sits between the pulp and the enamel. (more")

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