News Tag: Alzheimer’s Disease

Stroke drug treats mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

For the last decade researchers have been developing a drug candidate that eases inflammation and protects brain cells from damage. Now, research shows another potential application: treating Alzheimer’s disease. 

Biologists show inner workings of cellular ‘undertaker’

Scientists from Scripps Research deciphered how the proteasome converts energy into mechanical motion that untangles and unfolds proteins for destruction. The findings, published in Science, could help us understand how proteasomes keep diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s at bay.