Protein detangler drug shows promise in slowing Alzheimer's: study
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 11:28
in Health & Medicine
Scottish researchers have discovered that a drug that's in its early stages of testing is effective at dissolving the protein tangles that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
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