Scientists from Cardiff University have brought together all known risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease for the first time to produce a new model of the disease which it is hoped will help speed up the discovery of new treatments.
The Multiplex Model is a new way of looking at Alzheimer’s disease developed by Professor Julie Williams, Dr. Rebecca Sims and Dr. Matt Hill of the University’s UK Dementia Research Institute (UKDRI) and unveiled in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
The model was produced by looking at all known genetic risk factors to further understanding of what triggers Alzheimer’s and how it develops.
More than 50 risk genes have already been identified and this…
