“An experimental treatment completely reversed Alzheimer’s disease in mice by reducing the levels of a single enzyme in the animals’ brains. The results further bolster the theory that amyloid plaques are at the root of this mysterious brain disease, and that addressing these plaques could lead to an eventual cure for Alzheimer’s.” (Newsweek)
Although the promising results of this study may show that research is on the right track, mice are too different from humans for the results to mean a sudden cure and it would be a minimum of five to seven years researchers would know if the same approach is helpful in humans.
For more information about the study (published Feb. 2018 in Journal of Experimental Medicine) and its findings read the full article, “Alzheimer’s Disease is Completely Reversed by Removing Just One Enzyme in New Study.”