Family with history of rare Alzheimer’s gene hopes for a cure (Links to an external site)
At the University of Washington’s School of Medicine there is a computer database that states with certainty – albeit heavily encrypted – whether or not Sophie Leggett will develop a form of genetically inherited early onset Alzheimer’s disease. But she has chosen not to find out what it says.
Researchers at the Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre in London, UK, want to accelerate early-stage treatment trials for neurodegenerative disorders. Dara Mohammadi speaks to the investigators about the need to stimulate drug discovery.