Potential Alzheimer’s Target

Research in fruit flies has shown that enhancing the production of a protein called neprilysin can reduce the formation of plaques and neuron death associated with Alzheimer’s, at the expense of reducing the flies’ lifespan. The buildup of amyloid-beta protein plaques within the brain is a major hallmark of Alzheimer’s, and one that is believed to contribute to disease progression.

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Filed under: Alzheimer's / Dementia News XML/RSS Feed on June 30th, 2008