Yin and Yang: Balance Could Play Key Role in Progression of Alzheimer's Disease.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 May 2007-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Yin and Yang: Balance Could Play Key Role in Progression of Alzheimer's Disease(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:29052007 Troy, N.Y. -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are challenging current thinking on the causes and prevention of Alzheimer's disease, offering a new hypothesis that could be the key to preventing this form of dementia.

The researchers have found that a specific imbalance between two peptides may be the cause of the fatal neurological disease that affects more than five million people in the United States. "We have found that two peptides, A42 and A40, must be in balance for normal function," said Chunyu Wang, lead researcher and assistant professor of...