Researchers Link Oxidation of Potassium Channel in Cells to Loss of Sensory Function in Aging

Researchers at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School are one step closer to determining how human cells can be protected against the affects of age-related neurodegeneration including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The findings, published this past month in Nature Neuroscience, link the oxidation of potassium channels, which control a variety of cell functions and are essential to neuronal function, to the loss of neuronal function in aging.

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