New Alzheimer's drug can 'remove' harmful proteins associated with the disease, experts claim

New Alzheimer's drug can 'remove' harmful proteins associated with the disease, experts claim Experts have hailed a 'significant step forward' in the quest for an Alzheimer's treatment after a drug was found to remove harmful proteins linked to the condition.

Tau is one of the main proteins linked with the disease, forming 'tangles' which can interfere with brain cells and slow the ability to think and remember.

Now, for the first time, researchers have been able to lower levels of the protein with a 'gene silencing' approach. The Daily Mail

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• Tau-targeting antisense oligonucleotide MAPTRx in mild Alzheimer’s disease: a phase 1b, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (open access) Nature Medicine