Age-Related Dementia May Begin with Neurons' Inability to Rid Themselves of Unwanted Proteins

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 16:00 in Biology & Nature

Research published in the March 2013 journal GENETICS explains a novel interaction between aging and how neurons dispose of unwanted proteins and why this impacts the rising prevalence of dementia with advancing age.

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