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University of South Carolina: Finding Uses for Old Drugs
February 20, 2026
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 20 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news:

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Finding new uses for old drugs

Research team scours decades of medical records to determine if treatments for chronic illness may also help prevent dementia

By Page Ivey, pivey@mailbox.sc.edu

As longer lifespans mean that more people may have to deal with Alzheimer's and other dementias, researchers are working overtime to fi . . .

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