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flag Study finds ADT for prostate cancer raises Alzheimer's risk by increasing amyloid plaques and blood-brain barrier permeability.

flag A study from Augusta University suggests that standard hormone therapy treatment for prostate cancer, known as Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT), may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease in men with the cancer. flag ADT reduces testosterone, but also removes androgens, key regulators of amyloid metabolism, leading to more amyloid left to form plaques - a hallmark of Alzheimer's. flag The study found that ADT treatment makes the blood-brain barrier more permeable, leading to more inflammation and damage. flag However, a combination of ADT and natalizumab, a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease, reduced inflammation and improved cognitive function in animal models.

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