New Vaccine Tested In Animals May Hold Hope For Alzheimer's Patients

In new research, scientists show that two dramatically different approaches may be effective in treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease. One approach involves development of a vaccine that clears deposits of a sticky substance called amyloid beta protein from monkey brains. The amyloid beta protein in monkey brains is the same as that in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, so the hope is that such a vaccine may be effective in humans.