Hopes For Alzheimer’s Treatment
Scientists at Cardiff University have developed a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers said they had created an antibody which could block the production of brain chemicals linked to the debilitating disease.
{mosimage}Dr Emma Kidd, who led the research team, said the results of the tests were “highly encouraging”.
There is no known cure for Alzheimer’s, which causes irreversible loss of brain function and memory.
The disease affects one in 20 people aged over 65 and a fifth of all people aged over 80 in the UK. The results of the study show that it is possible to decrease production of a protein called amyloid, which is believed to be the main cause of the disease.
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