Research reveals lipids' unexpected role in triggering death of brain cells

Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 13:28 in Health & Medicine

The lipid that accumulates in brain cells of individuals with an inherited enzyme disorder also drives the cell death that is a hallmark of the disease, according to new research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators.

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