Discovery could explain failed clinical trials for Alzheimer’s, and provide a solution

A vicious feedback loop underlying brain degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease may explain why so many drug trials have failed, according to researchers. Their study also identifies a clinically approved drug which breaks the vicious cycle and protects against memory-loss in animal models of Alzheimer’s.

Original source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180919200332.htm