Thursday, June 21, 2007

Paving The Way Toward A Vaccine Against Alzheimer's Disease

Source: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Date: June 21, 2007

Summary:

Scientists have provided new details about how proteins used to destroy bacteria and viruses may help treat Alzheimer’s disease. Gunnar K. Gouras, associate professor of neurology and neuroscience at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, and colleagues provide new insights into how these proteins, called antibodies, reduce the main hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease and raise hopes for a vaccine against the disease.