Common hormone that ‘significantly slows and stops dementia in its tracks’ could pave way for new drug

A COMMON hormone already produced by the body could stop early-stage Alzheimer’s in its tracks.

Leptin is released by fat cells and is involved in appetite regulation.

Researchers at the University of Dundee have discovered that a small part of the hormone can reduce the effects of two toxic proteins in the brain called amyloid and tau.

These proteins build up, causing plaques and tangles around brain cells...