Breaking the chain: 'Molecular cap' blocks processes that lead to Alzheimer's, HIV
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
Biochemists have designed molecular inhibitors that target specific proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease and HIV to prevent them from forming amyloid fibers that play an important role in more than two-dozen degenerative diseases. This research brings scientists one step closer to developing treatments that could prevent the sexual transmission of HIV and delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.