Marty Reiswig lost his father, Lawrence, to Alzheimer's disease at the age of 66. "That's old for our family," Reiswig said.
Mandatory Credit:	Courtesy Marty Reiswig via CNN Newsource

Marty Reiswig lost his father, Lawrence, to Alzheimer's disease at the age of 66. "That's old for our family," Reiswig said.
Mandatory Credit: Courtesy Marty Reiswig via CNN Newsource

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Small study hints anti-amyloid therapy may keep Alzheimer’s symptoms at bay in certain patients

For the first time, scientists say, they have evidence that using a biologic drug to remove sticky beta amyloid plaques from the brains of people destined to develop Alzheimer’s dementia can delay the disease.