Monday, September 7, 2009
Studies Shine Light on Production, Removal of Toxic Proteins
Two European research teams have identified three genes that affect a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia in the elderly.
The new genes appear to have at least as big a role as four others discovered in the last 15 years that are known to play a role in Alzheimer's.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/06/AR2009090601160.html?hpid=topnews
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