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gSAP: A Key Protein in Plaque Formation

July 28, 2011

By: www.ALZinfo.org Dr. Gen He and Dr. Paul Greengard of the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research laboratory have discovered a…

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Which Proteins Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?

December 10, 2010

By: www.ALZinfo.org Beta-amyloid is believed to cause most of the degenerative brain changes underlying Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists at the Fisher…

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Experimental Drug Flurizan May Slow Decline of Mild Alzheimer’s

June 10, 2008

Patients taking tarenflurbil had less functional decline in mid-size clinical trial.

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New therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s could lead to drugs without side effects

February 27, 2007

Alzheimer's disease is caused by a build-up of a small protein called beta-amyloid, which is formed when a larger protein is broken into pieces. But the enzyme that produces beta-amyloid is also responsible for cleavage of another protein called Notch.

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A Breakthrough Cancer Drug Offers New Hope for Alzheimer’s

September 27, 2003

Novel cancer drug may offer new hope for those afflicted with the mind-robbing ravages of Alzheimer's disease.

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