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Plaque Removal Fails to Prevent Alzheimer’s

Christine Kennard
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Christine Kennard

Monday, July 21, 2008
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  In what is bound to be viewed as a significant setback, the results of vaccine trials aimed at removing amyloid β plaques from the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers, have failed to prevent or reverse dementia. The disappointing news appears in the July 19 edition of The Lancet   Pro...
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    Sue
    Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 03:50 PM

    Wow.  What come first the chicken or the egg?  This must've been very frustrating to have to study and then compile the results.  But as we know, any research can be good research if it sends us in the right direction - moving forward. 

     

    Hope we keep on going in the good direction.

     

    For more information on research, check out the Alzheimer's Research Forum

     

    All the best, sue

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This video animation shows how beta amyloid plaques are created in Alzheimer's patients and how they affect the progress of the disease.

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