Scientists Isolate a Toxic Key to Alzheimer's Disease in Human Brains

National Institutes of Health: News and Events,  June 23, 2008  

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<Text rich="yes"> <P> Scientists have long questioned whether the abundant amounts of amyloid plaques found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer &apos; s actually caused the neurological disease or were a by-product of its progress. Now, using new research techniques, scientists have shown that a two-molecule aggregate (or dimer) of beta-amyloid protein fragments may play a role in initiating the disease. The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health, suggests a possible new target for developing drug therapies to combat the irreversible and progressive disorder. </P> <XEB.p> To read the full text of this article, click here: <XEB.a href="http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jun2008/nia-22.htm" style="external"> http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jun2008/nia-22.htm </XEB.a> </XEB.p> </Text>

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