<a href="https://www.fiercebiotech.com/research/protective-gene-sent-liver-cleared-amyloid-mouse-brains-sparking-hope-alzheimers-gene" hreflang="en">A protective gene sent to the liver cleared amyloid from mouse brains, sparking hope for an Alzheimer’s gene therapy</a>

The calling card of Alzheimer’s disease is a buildup of misfolded amyloid protein in the brain, but many medicines struggle to penetrate the barrier protecting the mind from outside interference. A new study suggests that crossing the blood-brain barrier might not be necessary at all to clear amyloid plaques—and that a one-time gene therapy could one day prove an effective treatment for the devastating neurodegenerative disease.