Missing link in signals contributes to neurodegeneration
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
In many neurodegenerative diseases the neurons of the brain are over-stimulated and this leads to their destruction. After many failed attempts and much scepticism this process was finally shown last year to be a possible basis for treatment in some patients with stroke. But very few targets for drugs to block this process are known.