Beyond A-Beta: New Approaches To Alzheimer’s
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
The track record for anti-amyloid beta Alzheimer’s treatments has been dismal. If upcoming results from pivotal trials for bapineuzumab and solanezumab are disappointing, they won’t scuttle the approach completely, but much more attention would shift toward other targets. We highlight two targets that have gained more attention of late, extracellular tau and ApoE4, and a diverse group of scientists working to move their work forward.