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    Background:

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    • Current therapeutic strategies primarily focus on symptom management rather than disease modification.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the efficacy and safety of an experimental Alzheimer's vaccine.
    • To assess the vaccine's potential to reverse Alzheimer's-like pathology and improve cognitive deficits in preclinical models.

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