Saturday, June 28, 2014

New Drug Prevents Abnormal Blood Clots in the Brain

A new compound that halts the progression of Alzheimer's disease by interfering with the role amyloid-a has been discovered by scientists. For more than a decade, potential Alzheimer's drugs have targeted amyloid-a, but, in clinical trials, they have either failed to slow the progression of the disease or caused serious side effects. However, by targeting the protein's ability to bind to a clotting agent in blood, the work in the Strickland lab offers ...

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