Alzheimer's Research Shifts Focus to Soluble Forms of Beta-Amyloid Protein

摘要

There are several forms of dementia. Alzheimer's disease is just one of them. However, this is the most common type, and it is, thus far, an irreversible neurodegenerative condition with devastating consequences for patients and their families. Also, governments, faced with increasingly aging populations, are getting more and more anxious about the future provision of care for those affected. Drugs are being looked at, and some have been licensed, but the best that can be said for any of them is that they may slow down the rate of decline.