HKBU develops Chinese medicine new formula for treating Alzheimer's disease
HONG KONG, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have developed a Chinese medicine formula named NeuroDefend that offers a potentialnovel treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- HONG KONG, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have developed a Chinese medicine formula named NeuroDefend that offers a potentialnovel treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- NeuroDefend was developed by a research team led by Professor Li Min, Professor of the Teaching and Research Division and Associate Dean of the School of Chinese Medicine at HKBU.
- Three of them were found to be effective in treating Alzheimer's disease in a cell disease model.
- "Traditional Chinese medicine adopts a broad pharmacological approach to treating neurodegenerative diseases by deploying a combination of herbal medicines with different treatment effects.