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Repurposing probucol for prevention of dementia: a nationwide cohort study

Preprint: cohort study of 52,532 peoplePopulations

Abstract

Background Effective treatments for neurodegenerative disease remain elusive, highlighting the importance of prevention. Probucol, a lipid-lowering antioxidant, is neuroprotective in preclinical models but untested for dementia in large populations.

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