Rheumatoid arthritis signalling protein reverses Alzheimer's disease in mouse model
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 03:56
in Health & Medicine
A signalling protein released during rheumatoid arthritis dramatically reduced Alzheimer's disease pathology and reversed the memory impairment of mice bred to develop symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease, a new study by the University of South Florida reports. Researchers found that the protein, GM-CSF, likely stimulates the body's natural scavenger cells to attack and remove Alzheimer's amyloid deposits in the brain...