Brain ‘trick’ Offers Treatment Hope For Alzheimer’s
Thursday, July 3, 2008 - 13:14
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have made a significant step forward in the search for new drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease. An aging population means that neurodegeneration, such as Alzheimer's disease, is one of the major health problems in the developed world. But researchers have designed an enzyme inhibitor which could 'trick' the brain and so help to halt neurodegeneration.