Scots scientists find early Alzheimer's could be 'stopped' using common hormone

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Researchers at the University of Dundee have discovered that a small part of a hormone called leptin, which is present in everyone, can have dramatic effects on the brain.

Scientists have made a groundbreaking announcement that a hormone found naturally in the body could halt early stage Alzheimer's disease.

Professor Jenni Harvey, who is leading the research, remarked: "We're working at the level of synapses which are the communication points in the brain because synapses are affected early in the disease process, when Alzheimer's is still reversible." In a significant stride forward, the researchers have identified six amino acid fragments from the 167 that makeup leptin, which can inhibit the negative impacts of amyloid and tau on the brain, potentially slowing or halting Alzheimer's progression.

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