Discovery 'could hold key to Alzheimer's treatment'

bbc.co.uk - The discovery of the first chemical to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease has been hailed as an exciting and historic moment in medical research.More work is needed to develop a drug that could be taken by patients.But scientists say a resulting medicine could treat Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's and other diseases.In tests on mice, the University of Leicester showed all brain cell death from prion disease could be prevented.