Researchers report they have been testing a vaccine that takes direct aim at the onset and development of Alzheimer's.
is considered a marker of awareness, a facet of mental capacity that typically becomes diminished in those with Alzheimer's.
A couple of outside researchers weighed in on what the animal work may ultimately mean down the road. However, “it is likely that more work in mouse models and cellular models will be needed for this particular vaccine before it moves into human trials," Edelmayer added. "But it is encouraging to see their progress.”
“One reason why animal experiments often do not translate into replications in human trials is that many animal experiments are designed, conducted and analyzed in a very different manner than human trials and studies,” he noted.
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