Research shows that a new experimental drug not only slows but also seems to reverse effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
A doctor points to PET scan results that are part of a study on Alzheimer’s disease. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
(CN) — Researchers have designed an experimental drug that appears to reverse key symptoms in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, even in advanced cases, by cleaning a patient’s system of proteins that appear to contribute to the disease on a cellular level, according to a new study.
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York used the drug and its cleaning capabilities to reverse and restore various symptoms of the disease in mice, for instance short-term memory loss and impaired walking.