Alzheimer's study finds possible cause of disease
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Findings of US research contradict current thinking on Alzheimer's and offer hope of finding new treatments
A study using mice has uncovered a possible cause of Alzheimer's disease, and suggests that a drug currently being investigated in human clinical trials to treat cancer could prevent the illness.
The research has been heralded as offering hope of finding new treatments for dementia.
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