Gene based vaccine for Alzheimer's
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Researchers and scientists in Japan say that they have created the world's first gene-based vaccine for Alzheimer's. Research performed on lab mice, proved very encouraging as all of the mice that were given the gene based drug responded very well.
The vaccine works by attacking the genes that are responsible for the production of amyloid-beta peptides, which are little proteins that can form plaques in the brain leading to the emergence of Alzheimer's.
Dr. Yoh Matsumoto, who led the research states, that the vaccine is better than drugs that are used in treating the disease, due to the fact that harmful side effects are not a bi-product of using the drug, and plans to continue testing the drug on monkeys. .
"DNA vaccines are given by intramuscular injection, which stimulates the production of anti-amyloid-beta antibodies," Matsumoto said. The drug allows for the person's or in this case, the mice immune system to recognize these dangerous plaques and fend them off at a much higher rate than has been seen previously.

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