Reversing Alzheimer's gene 'blockade' can restore memory, other cognitive functions
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 16:30
in Biology & Nature
Neuroscientists have shown that an enzyme overproduced in the brains of Alzheimer's patients creates a blockade that shuts off genes necessary to form new memories. Furthermore, by inhibiting that enzyme in mice, the researchers were able to reverse Alzheimer's symptoms.