When good proteins go bad.

• Autores: Tara Haelle
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 311, Nº. 4, 2014, págs. 19-20
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses research published in the journal "Nature Neuroscience" in August 2014 into the targeting of misfolded proteins in the brain in order to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Topics include the effect of aging on the body's ability to destroy misfolded proteins, the spread of prions throughout the body, and the potential development of new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders.