Published: Dec 2, 2017, at 5:20 p.m.
By Deseret News
PROVO — A new way to examine Alzheimer’s disease has provided a tantalizing potential treatment approach to prevent the devastating condition, according to BYU-led research published online in the journal Genome Medicine.
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, which is the sixth-leading cause of death. Expectations are the number will triple by 2050. But despite decades-long efforts, a cure or even effective treatment has eluded researchers.