A breakthrough new treatment for Alzheimer's disease could 'turn off' the gene that helps cause the disease, scientists hope.
A trial currently taking place on 20 people, including four Brits, uses a new technology called 'RNA interference' which stops cells producing toxic proteins.
It has so far found that a single dose of the 'gene silencing' treatment - currently known as ALN-APP - can cut the levels of a dangerous amyloid precursor protein by 90 per cent, with the levels still 65 per cent lower after six months. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12376695/Is-drug-finally-stop-Alzheimers-symptoms-Breakthrough-new-treatment-turn-gene-helps-cause-disease-scientists-hope.html
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