Acetylation may contribute to dementia and Alzheimer's disease; May lead to new treatments
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 13:36
in Health & Medicine
A new study uncovers a protein modification that may contribute to the formation of neuron-damaging neurofibrillary tangles in the human brain. The research may lead to new strategies for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases that result from pathological aggregation of tau protein.