New treatment stops progression of Alzheimer's disease in monkey brains

(NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine) A new therapy prompts immune defense cells to swallow misshapen proteins, amyloid beta plaques and tau tangles, whose buildup is known to kill nearby brain cells as part of Alzheimer's disease, a new study shows.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news