Study on cause of Alzheimer’s turns established theory on its head
For a number of years, some scientists have been asking – have we got it all wrong about the cause of Alzheimer’s disease?
Most of the attempts to find a successful treatment is based on removing the clumps of beta-amyloid proteins that are thought to gum up the brain’s connections.
Despite the mountain of money spent on experimental drugs designed to remove those clumps – with some over-hyped and modest gains – there’s not been a lot of meaningful progress in stopping the disease.
A study released on Thursday from St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney has shown that the breakdown of synapses (connections between brain cells) may be the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s. … [read more]
