New Membrane Model May Unlock Secrets of Early-Stage Alzheimer's
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 11:56
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and three collaborating institutions are using a new laboratory model of the membrane surrounding neurons in the brain to study how a protein long suspected of a role in early-stage Alzheimer`s disease actually impairs a neuron`s structure and function. The team`s findings are reported in a new paper in the Biophysical Journal.
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