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Archive Home > 2010 > January > 07 > Study brings new hope for Alzheimer’s treatment

Study brings new hope for Alzheimer’s treatment

Novel approach simultaneously targets the two enzymes that are believed to cause the disease

By Meg Tirrell / The Bulletin
January 7, 2010

NEW YORK — Alzheimer’s disease may be better treated with a cocktail of therapies that limit production of plaque that impairs the brain rather than with one treatment alone, a study in mice suggests.

The combination approach preserved memory with few side effects, something individual treatment....

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