Discovery identifies new treatment target for age-releated macular degeneration, Alzheimer's

Monday, March 7, 2016 - 21:10 in Health & Medicine

For the first time, researchers have shown that a protein critical to the body's ability to remove waste products from the brain and retina is diminished in age-related macular degeneration, after first making the discovery in an Alzheimer's disease brain. The research team also discovered a key reason, identifying a new treatment target.

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