Scientists Develop a New Way to Target Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers Block the Interaction between Apo E and Amyloid Beta

Deposits of amyloid in brain tissue and in blood vessels
A brain slice from an 18-month-old transgenic mouse showing deposits of amyloid (yellow arrowhead) in brain tissue and in blood vessels (white arrowhead). Synthetic peptide blocks the interaction between apo E and amyloid beta
This image is from a mouse treated with the synthetic peptide that blocks the interaction between apo E and amyloid beta. Treatment reduced amyloid beta deposits by around 50%.

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