Year in review: Alzheimer’s drug may clarify disease’s origins
Treatment shows early promise in sweeping away amyloid brain plaques
PLAQUE BUSTER A new Alzheimer’s drug shows early promise in clearing amyloid-beta plaques (illustrated) from the brain.
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A quarter century after scientists proposed an idea that profoundly influenced the arc of Alzheimer’s research, they might finally find out whether they are correct.