Alzheimer’s disease breakthrough

Breakthrough made by the researchers at the University of Minnesota!
Alzheimer’s disease most common sign is memory loss and with the new breakthrough Alzheimer’s disease itself might soon be a forgotten memory.
Specific enzyme, Caspase-2, has been discovered as the culprit in this disease. It attacks the brain neurons and targets a specific protein in the brain called Tau. Tau fragment generated by caspase-2 cleavage accumulates in neurons.
They found that by preventing the caspase-2 cleavage of Tau or by reducing the caspase-2 levels, memory deficits could be recovered in mice. This is a significant step forward in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss.