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A Promising Trial Targets a Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s

Por: The New York Times Health December 02, 2022

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In a bold attempt to stop the progress of some cases of Alzheimer’s disease, a group of researchers is trying something new — injecting a protective gene into patients’ brains.The trial involved just five patients with a particular genetic risk for Alzheimer’s. They received a very low dose of the gene therapy — a test of safety, which the treatment passed. But the preliminary results, announced Friday during the , showed that proteins... + full article



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