A new way to treat Alzheimer's Disease may prevent or reverse mental decline - latimes.com

A new way to treat Alzheimer's Disease may prevent or reverse mental decline - latimes.com: A biological medication already widely used to treat plaque psoriasis may be able to slow the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brain that are the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, a new study has found. The same study found that in older mice with established Alzheimer's, this treatment approach, which suppresses the brain's immune reaction to beta amyloid, brought a marked improvement in cognitive function and may even halt or reverse early signs of Alzheimer's.