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Research could lead to treatment for Alzheimer's disease
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Arun Ghosh, at right, and Xiaoming Xu
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A molecule designed by a Purdue University researcher could lead to the first drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
"There are many people suffering, and no effective treatment is available to them," said Arun Ghosh, the Purdue professor who designed the molecule. "There is an urgent need for a drug to treat this devastating disease, and the scientific community has been working on this problem for many years."

The National Institute on Aging estimates that as many as 4.5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease, which leads to dementia by affecting parts of the brain that control thought, memory and language.

The new molecule prevents the first step in a chain of events that leads to amyloid plaque formation in the brain. The material at various stages of plaque formation is made up of fibrous clumps of...

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