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Adamantine Amantadine

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Recognition of the serendipitous history of amantadine, first as a flu treatment and now as a Parkinson disease drug, and its adamantine persistence, and how small changes, like rearranging a few letters in a word or a DNA strand, can have a big impact.

Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09412-x

Author: Lealani Mae Y. Acosta

Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Historical Medical Research and Treatments

Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,290