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July 23, 2004
Vaccine Study Showing Success
Not for HD (see article from last year), but for Alzheimers. These vaccines are designed to identify specific 'bad' proteins and then use the body's own immune system to destroy them. Researchers are looking at doing the same for Huntington's Disease.
The results of the lastest Alzheimer's vaccine test are very promising...
Patients who received the vaccine scored better on memory tests a year later than those who were not given the vaccine; there was no perceptible difference in the patients' day-to-day functioning. In addition, an examination of the brains of four patients who died found a marked reduction in the plaque-like substance that typically fills space between brain cells in Alzheimer's.
Posted by Dave at July 23, 2004 05:38 PM
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