Scientists unveil new hope in hunt for Alzheimer’s treatment

AN experimental gene therapy technique is showing promise as a potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, scientists said yesterday.

Researchers planted genes into the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s, which appeared to reduce the growth of damaging protein deposits called amyloid plaques.

In human patients, these plaques build up in the brain, leading to a loss of neurons and causing the symptoms of Alzheimer’s.