Two short strings of amino acids could pave the way to new treatments

Researchers discover that two short strings of amino acids could pave the way to new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
U of A neurologist Jack Jhamandas led a team that found a new treatment significantly improved memory in mice with Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers are now developing a drug that could eventually be used to treat human patients. Credit: Jordan Carson

Two years after discovering a way to neutralize a rogue protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, University of Alberta Distinguished University Professor and neurologist Jack Jhamandas has found a new piece of the Alzheimer’s puzzle, bringing him closer to a treatment for the disease.

In a study published in Scientific Reports, Jhamandas and his team found two short peptides, or strings of amino acids, that when injected into mice with Alzheimer’s…

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