The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) discovered a key plasma protein, which plays an important role to incur Alzheimer’s disease (Alzheimer’s), hence, a new treatment strategy can be formulated accordingly so as to reduce morbidity and improve the current conditions of patients with Alzheimer.
Alzheimer’s is a common mental deteriorating disease due to aging. The disease is irreversible and cannot be cured by any currently known medical treatment. A population of 50 million people worldwide is suffering from Alzheimer’s.
The mechanism involved in developing Alzheimer’s is so complicated that only very limited drugs were used due to uncertainties about its causes and chemical pathways. A previous study showed that the patients’ immune cells, microglia, are unable to remove plaques of amyloid (Aβ) in the brain. Accumulation of Aβ causes dysfunction of nerve cells. The patients then lose memory and encounter cognitive disabilities….