Researchers identify cases of Alzheimer’s believed to be transmitted from donors

Researchers have identified cases of Alzheimer’s believed to have been transmitted from donors (David Davies/PA)

Five cases of Alzheimer’s are believed to have arisen as a result of medical treatments decades earlier, suggesting the disease could be transmitted between humans.

The new study provides the first evidence of Alzheimer’s disease in living people that appears to have been medically acquired from deceased donors and due to transmission of a toxic protein that causes the condition.