Brain cell death in Alzheimer's linked to structural flaw

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 15:43 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have identified a new biological pathway involved in Alzheimer's disease. In experiments using fruit flies, blocking the pathway reduced the death of brain cells, suggesting that interfering with the pathway could represent a promising new strategy to treat the disease in human patients.

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