Drug that halts Alzheimers, removes amyloid plaques on the horizon

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18. I hope it works. And we can figure out a treatment for the other type of dementia.

More than half of dementia is not Alzheimer's type (where the amyloid plaque builds up between neural cells) but is vascular, because the flow of oxygenated blood to the brain becomes impaired, causing persistent and chronic hypoxia.

There's no treatment right now except catching arterial blockages very early and keeping an eye on cardio-pulmonary function. Which is difficult with excellent insurance and impossible without it.

I was responsible for my grandmother, who had her first stroke in 2012 and never recovered. Her brain just slowly died from oxygen starvation over four very long years.

It's as cruel, and as difficult, and once about 10% of the brain is starved, it's just a waiting game.

This is why our doctors harps on weight control, sugar control, quitting smoking and exercise. Nobody wants to endure this.