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What Dissolves Plaque in the Brain? Understanding Anti-Amyloid Therapies

5 min read
Over 6 million Americans are affected by Alzheimer's disease, a condition characterized by sticky beta-amyloid plaques that clump together in the brain. Thanks to recent advancements in pharmacology, monoclonal antibody therapies have been developed to target and remove these toxic deposits. This raises the critical question: what dissolves plaque in the brain, and how do these new medications function?