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Researchers Find Genetic Cause For Alzheimer's, Possible Method To Reverse It (upi.com)

schwit1 quotes UPI: Scientists at an independent biomedical research institution have reported a monumental breakthrough: The cause of the primary genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, and a possible cure for the disease. Researchers at Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco identified the primary genetic risk factor for the disease, a gene called apoE4... Their findings were published this week in the journal Nature Medicine... By treating human apoE4 neurons with a structure corrector, it eliminated the signs of Alzheimer's disease, restored normal function to the cells and improved cell survival.
The study's senior investigator says he's already working with a San Francisco pharmaceutical startup to develop the approach and move towards clinical trials, adding that "we are working to accelerate the timeline as much as possible."

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  1. old news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    This is old news I heard as a child. Here I recently discovered the cure for Alzheimer's but just seem to have forgot it.

  2. cure Alzheimers by e**(i+pi)-1 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes .... (John Lithgow's character got that treatment)