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Young blood does little to reverse Alzheimer’s in first test

01-Nov-2017

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16 people with mild or moderate Alzheimer’s disease received weekly injections of young plasma.

Patients did no better on cognitive tests administered by researchers.

Caregivers reported that their charges performed slightly better at daily tasks.

Startup company Alkahest is “encouraged” to run more trials.

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Alkahest

Biotechnology company focused on treating neurodegenerative and other age-related diseases

Karoly Nikolich

Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Alkahest.

Sharon J. Sha

Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University

Stanford University

Private research university, one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions

Tony Wyss-Coray

Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine

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