Uk Scientists Develop Gene Therapy For Alzheimer's Treatment

[Mickey Finn 3,087]

LONDON — Researchers from Imperial College London have developed a gene therapy that has successfully prevented the development of Alzheimer’s disease in mice.

To treat the disease, scientists created a modified a virus using a lentivirus vector in order to target specific cells. This modified virus also contained a gene called PGC1-alpha, which is said to prevent the formation of amyloid-beta peptide, a protein that causes amyloid plaques. Amyloid plaques are commonly found in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s disease, and are said to cause brain cell death.

The modified virus was delivered directly into the brains of mice suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer’s.

Lab results showed the mice with the PGC1-alpha gene developed very few amyloid plaques, while the untreated mice had multiple plagues after four months.

The study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

 

http://us.tomonews.com/uk-scientists-develop-gene-therapy-to-successfully-treat-early-stages-alzheimer-s-disease-3180949

 

 

 

Nice going for your brainiac's, and new hope for millions.

 

I'm sure they have earned their place in history and rightly so.

 

ATB

Edited October 12, 2016 by Mickey Finn

[shepp 2,285]

Very clever people, great to see they are well on there way to cure this terrible illness.

[3175darren 1,102]

Brilliant it's marvellous what they can do now,

[TOMO 29,314]

Let's hope this is a genuin cure,,,

[marshman 7,758]

these scientists ensuring won't be forgotten for doing this ?

[tatsblisters 11,098]

Its about time not only will it be great for those suffering from it and their familys but also the thousands of health workers who have to work with people with this horrible illness

[Lloyd90 509]

Let's hope this is a genuin cure,,,

It may be, or may not be yet, but it's going in the right direction!

[Mickey Finn 3,087]

 

Let's hope this is a genuin cure,,,

It may be, or may not be yet, but it's going in the right direction!

 

 

 

Let's hope this is a genuin cure,,,

It may be, or may not be yet, but it's going in the right direction!

 

I have a feeling this is the start of something very positive.