Neurons die in Alzheimer's because of faulty cell cycle control before plaques and tangles appear
Monday, December 17, 2012 - 17:31
in Health & Medicine
The two infamous proteins, amyloid-beta and tau, that characterize advanced Alzheimer's disease, start healthy neurons on road to cell death long before appearance of deadly plaques and tangles by working together to reactivate supposedly blocked cell cycle in brain cells, according to new research.