Hope for Aussie Alzheimer’s patients

A vaccine to help stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease has been created by researchers at the University of Sydney.

The vaccine, which has reportedly only been tested in mice, targets the damaged proteins inside nerve cells of the brain which cause the neurodegenerative brain condition.

The results promisingly reveal that the vaccine has the ability to stop the disease progressing, with lead researcher, Professor Lars Ittner, confirming this revelation.

“Whatever damage was done, we couldn’t reverse it, but we could prevent its progression,” Professor Ittner claims.

The Australian vaccine targets the tau protein inside neurons in the brain, with these damaged proteins causing twisted fibres known as “neurofibrillary tangles” to form inside brain cells.

Teaming up with a major pharmaceutical company, Professor Ittner and his team aim to develop the vaccine for human trials within five years.