Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Testing a Drug That May Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Starts

Testing a Drug That May Stop Alzheimer’s Before It Starts - NYTimes.com: In a clinical trial that could lead to treatments that prevent Alzheimer’s disease, people who are genetically guaranteed to suffer from the disease years from now — but who do not yet have any symptoms — will for the first time be given a drug intended to stop them from developing it, federal officials announced Tuesday.

Related: National strategy on Alzheimer's disease aims to halt it by 2025

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