The Alzheimer’s Drugs You Still Can’t Get | Singularity Hub

The Alzheimer’s Drugs You Still Can’t Get Singularity Hub: "Twenty years ago, researchers made serious headway in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease (AD). They discovered a link between the brain damage in AD patients and plaque deposits in the brain – the so-called “amyloid hypothesis,” now the dominant explanation of the disease, was born. Today, two decades later, there are only four treatment options for AD patients. None of them attack or prevent the plaque deposits. None of them slow or stop the disease. Why not?"