Thursday, March 2, 2017

Boosting a cell-protecting protein may help slow Alzheimer's disease progression

Boosting a cell-protecting protein may help slow Alzheimer's disease progression:

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A new study of Alzheimer’s disease by Fiona Kerr and Linda Partridge at University College London, uses mouse and fruit fly models to show that Keap1, which inhibits the protective protein Nrf2, is a promising target for new preventative drugs for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. Their findings are reported in a study published March 2nd, 2017 in PLOS Genetics.


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