Researchers discover new ways to shut down signals involved in brain diseases

Friday, May 15, 2015 - 12:00 in Health & Medicine

A research team has found new ways to block a pathway that may be responsible for several brain disorders, which could open the door to developing better treatments. Their work is focused on the protein NOS-1, which generates nitric oxide, a chemical signal that is linked to neurological disorders from neurodegeneration, stroke and chronic pain sensitivity to anxiety and depressive disorders.

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