Tests of Alzheimer’s Drug Show Promising Results

Los Angeles: Preliminary tests of a newly-found drug for Alzheimer’s show promising results, a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), research team leader told Xinhua news agency. The drug, called ALI6, was tested in mouse primary neurons and researchers saw promising results, Lin Jiang, a Chinese assistant professor of neurology, said on Saturday. “The next step is to test it in Alzheimer’s disease model mouse,” he said. “After a successful animal test, we plan to move to human clinical trial.” One hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, a debilitating disorder marked by memory deficits and general cognitive decline, is a protein called b-amyloid accumulating in the brain, which forms “plaques” and binds to unique proteins on the surface of brain cells, causing widespread cell death. (IANS)