Associated Press July 14, 2026 • 13:44

An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows - AP News

By Lauran Neergaard

An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows - AP News

An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than current treatments — by lowering the brain's production of a protein called tau. Today two Alzheimer's drugs can modestly slow cognitive decline by clearing away b…

WASHINGTON (AP) An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimers disease in a markedly different way than todays treatments by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported… [+5704 chars]

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