CANBERRA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers on Friday said they are hoping the use of a common psychiatric drug will slow the progression a common type of dementia. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a type of dementia that affects personality, behavior and language on people in their 50s and 60s. There is currently no treatment to slow or stop this disease. In a statement released on Friday, Dr John Kwok, and colleagues from Sydney-based Neuroscience Research Australia, have discovered a gene which causes abnormal proteins to build up in the brains of those suffering frontotemporal dementia. Dr Kwok said there were already several drugs approved for human use that were known to act on this same SIGMAR1 gene. "Common psychiatric drugs, such as haloperidol, used to treat schizophrenia, are known to act on this gene," Dr Kwok said in a statement on Friday. "Our hope is that these drugs will slow the progression of the disease. Like in Alzheimers disease, people with FTD develop unusual protein deposits in their brains, and Dr Kwok said identifying this gene gives researchers greater insight into how brain degeneration occurs in dementia. He said preliminary work with haloperidol suggested a dose 10 to 100 times less than that used to treat psychosis may be effective at combating dementia. The CEO of Neuroscience Research Australia, Professor Peter Schofield, said more advanced testing has already begun to see if haloperidol, and other drugs, could stop the abnormal build up of protein in the brain, and so prevent the death of brain cells that is dementia. The treatment may be available within a few years, Professor Schfield told ABC News on Friday. The study was published in Annals of Neurology.Common drug may help to slow dementia australian researchers - China Transparent PVC CardCommon drug may help to slow dementia australian researchers - China Transparent PVC CardCommon drug may help to slow dementia australian researchers - China Transparent PVC Card I am an expert from pvcsmartcard.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Transparent PVC Card , RFID Smart Card, RFID Smart Card,and more.
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