"The Alzheimer's vaccine being tested works by triggering the immune system to recognize and attack Ab -- a protein that abnormally builds up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients."
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"It fits into what we believe is the main mechanism of Alzheimer's already," Gandy said. "This reinforces the idea that we're on the right track with therapies already in the pipeline, while also suggesting a totally new strategy that could be used to target entirely new classes of drugs."To read the article in its entirety go to the The Alzheimer's Reading Room.
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This is a fascinating article that discusses treatments for Alzheimer’s disease that are on the near term horizon.
"After a century, promising treatments at last—and whispers of a cure"
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