Weird Pharmacological Science

Scientists are reporting good results with a drug which can, it appears, prevent Alzheimer's in humans. See the article in the Telegraph (U.K.).

Not only does the new study suggest a treatment for the disease, but shows that the build-up of amyloid plaque in the brain is likely to be to blame.

Aducanumab is a treatment made up of antibodies, tiny y-shaped proteins that latch on to dangerous substances in the body, acting like flags, showing the immune system what to clear away.

In high dose trials in humans the drug greatly reduced existing amyloid plaque in a year. This may be very good news for the millions about to suffer from dementia.