{"id":1219215,"date":"2023-04-25T07:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T06:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/new-alzheimers-drug-can-remove-harmful-proteins-associated-with-the-disease-experts-claim\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T07:47:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T06:47:01","slug":"new-alzheimers-drug-can-remove-harmful-proteins-associated-with-the-disease-experts-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/new-alzheimers-drug-can-remove-harmful-proteins-associated-with-the-disease-experts-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"New Alzheimer&#039;s drug can &#039;remove&#039; harmful proteins associated with the disease, experts claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- newscabal uk text -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8162386273903324\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3688094655\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"81.103343121753\">\n<h2>New Alzheimer&#8217;s drug can &#8216;remove&#8217; harmful proteins associated with the degenerative disease, experts claim<\/h2>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&amp;authornamef=Xantha+Leatham+Deputy+Science+Editor+For+The+Daily+Mail\" class=\"author\">Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor For The Daily Mail<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2023-04-25T07:47:01+0100\"> 07:47 BST, 25 April 2023 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/dk\/health\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/6.50.5\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.16.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/8.28.0\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.16.0\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.16.0\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if gte IE 8]><!--> <link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"screen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-fff\/2.4.0\/styles\/fff.css\" \/> <!--<![endif]-->  <!--[if IE 8]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 9]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->  <!--<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>   <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. 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[File image]\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The drug was designed to help prevent production of the protein by &#8216;silencing&#8217; the gene that codes for it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The journal Nature Medicine reported that those who received the highest dose had a 50 per cent reduction in levels of tau in their central nervous system after 24 weeks with no serious side-effects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Susan Kohlhaas, Executive Director of Research &amp; Partnerships at Alzheimer&#8217;s Research UK, said: &#8216;Previous research has shown that the build-up of a protein called tau in the brain is linked with neurodegeneration and diseases like Alzheimer&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;In this early-stage trial, researchers used a new type of approach to cause a drug to &#8216;switch-off&#8217; a gene called the MAPT gene, which makes the tau protein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This reduced the levels of tau in people with mild Alzheimer&#8217;s disease suggesting that the drug was hitting the correct target. 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