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New Alzheimer’s treatment fully restores memory function in mice

5 Bound_up 27 May 2015 02:33AM

The team reports fully restoring the memory function of 75 percent of the mice they tested it on, with zero damage to the surrounding brain tissue.

"We’re extremely excited by this innovation of treating Alzheimer’s without using drug therapeutics."

The team says they’re planning on starting trials with higher animal models, such as sheep, and hope to get their human trials underway in 2017.

 

http://www.sciencealert.com/new-alzheimer-s-treatment-fully-restores-memory-function