Breakthrough Alzheimer's Therapy Slows Dementia in Real-World Study

Researchers have tested a new pharmaceutical approach to combating Alzheimer's, and say they may have found the breakthrough drug that can halt the progress of the disease. In a small clinical trial, researchers tested a drug that targets the tangles of protein that form in the brain cells of Alzheimer's patients, and found that the drug stopped the cognitive decline of those patients. Lead researcher Claude Wischik says: