A Cure for Alzheimers?

Frankenbean writes "Three different studies have shown that a vaccine can help prevent protein deposits from forming on the brain. These deposits are widely beleived to be the cause of Alzheimer's disease. Read more here."

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Alzheimer's Gene and Vaccine.

[Schwarzchild]

There is a much longer article on MIT's TechReview describing the discovery of the gene responsible for causing Alzheimer's and a little history on the guy (Dale Schenk) who found a vaccine for it.

Sounds like they have several drugs in the pipeline that may block some of the effects of the disease but the search is furious to find a drug that will safely block the function of the beta-amyloid peptide.

Hmm...

[The Unconquered One]

It should be said proteins are formed by RNA, specifically by ribosomes and synthesised by the endoplasmic reticulum. I speculate how this drug works..perhaps by hindering operation of the protein organelles? Regardless, be sure to check out cell biology @ utmb under the protein section, if you're interested in how proteins function (this was missed in the article).