Calpain Inhibitors Never Forget: Improving Memory In Alzheimer's Disease Mice
Saturday, July 5, 2008 - 21:14
in Health & Medicine
Overactivation of proteins known as calpains, which are involved in memory formation, has been linked to Alzheimer disease. Researchers have now shown that two different drugs that inhibit calpains can improve memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, leading them to suggest drugs that target calpains might stop or slow down the memory loss that occurs as Alzheimer's disease progresses.