Protein discovery may lead to Alzheimer’s treatment even before symptoms start

By Vishwam Sankaran – Independent

Drugs developed to reduce levels of a protein found at high levels in Alzheimer’s patients could lead to treatments aimed at curbing the disease before symptoms show up, a new study suggests.

A growing body of studies suggests that many people may start living with Alzheimer’s years before they even spot signs of the disease. They start to experience erasure of memories, language and thoughts without even realising, and once they do spot the symptoms, it may be too late to reverse or stop the degenerative disease.