08/10/2012

Attacking Alzheimer’s with Antibodies, Hormones

Researchers are attempting to treat Alzheimer’s disease with antibodies, hormones, and gene therapy. But will any lead to a cure? Ronald Petersen, director of the Mayo Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, talks about the latest research, and whether there might someday be a vaccine to protect the aging brain.

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Ronald Petersen

Ronald Petersen is chair of the Advisory Council for the National Alzheimer’s Project Act and director of the Mayo Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.