US GUNMAN KILLS COP ALZHEIMER DRUG HOPE

A DEPUTY sheriff was shot dead when police responded to reports of gunfire at a domestic incident.

Four other officers were injured along with two civilians in a suburb of south Denver, Colorado.

The suspect was shot dead in the incident at 6am local time yesterday in an apartment complex. Officials set up a shelter for those who had to be moved out of the flats.

And in Houston, Texas, police found an arsenal of weapons in a drunk’s room at a hotel due to host a big New Year party.

The find sparked fears of a repeat of the attack on a music festival crowd in Las Vegas in October in which 58 were killed. A DIABETES drug may one day be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease after it “significantly” reversed memory loss in mice, scientists believe.

A so-called “triple receptor drug” helped cut the volume of amyloid plaques linked to the degenerative brain disorder, University of Lancashire researchers found. It also raised levels of a chemical that helps brain cells function. Prof Christian Holscher said the drug had “protective effects”, adding that it “shows promise as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s”. But he said more tests are needed. Dr Doug Brown, of The Alzheimer’s Society, said: “With no new treatments in nearly 15 years, we need new ways of tackling Alzheimer’s.”