Alzheimer's Discovery Spurs New Hope for Future Prevention

Jul 17, 2012

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A discovery made by scientists in Iceland provides strong evidence that Alzheimers is caused by a build-up of a plaque called beta-amyloid in the brain, giving drugmakers new incentives to develop anti-amyloid treatments.

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