Researchers find new area to focus fight against Alzheimer's

Canadian researchers might have found a new avenue for treatments that could prevent Alzheimer's and then intervene once the disease is present.  Scientists with the University of British Columbia, Vancouver have examined the changes in number of cells and the genes they make up are steady through each stage of Alzheimer's.

They found this by re-examining mouse data in the early and late stages of the disease from 10 previous studies in four different mouse models.  The focus this time was on cell type and gene changes. The team pinpointed the regular changes in the different phases of Alzheimer's across the board. 

Their examination indicated slight but steady differences in gene makeup in the early stage of the disease.  It also included a larger amount of the genes responsible for the body's production of cholesterol and it's immune response. 

Researchers believe the increase in those genes could be the focus of additional studies combating Alzheimer's.