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Published online 17 March 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030310-15
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Alzheimer's vaccine setback confirmed
Autopsy of inflamed brain points to vaccine dangers.
An experimental vaccine against Alzheimer's disease may work, but causes life-threatening side effects in some cases, the autopsy of a participant in the vaccine's trial confirms.
Elan, the pharmaceutical company developing the vaccine, is keen to highlight the treatment's potential benefits.
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