Fruit flies and test tubes open new window on Alzheimer's disease
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 22:28
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have discovered a molecule that can prevent a toxic protein involved Alzheimer's disease from building up in the brain. They found that in test tube studies the molecule not only prevents the protein from forming clumps but can also reverse this process. Then, using fruit flies with Alzheimer's disease, they showed that the same molecule effectively "cures" the insects of the disease.