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Researchers Developed a Molecule to Fight Alzheimer's – Then Found It's Already in Our Blood

A significant amount of Alzheimer's research is looking at ways to tackle the harmful clumps of amyloid-beta protein that build up between neurons in the brains of people with the disease.

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