Brain protein halts Alzheimer progression.

World Disease Weekly | November 23, 2004 | Copyright

2004 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have identified a protein in the brain that halts the progression of Alzheimer disease in human brain tissue.

The protein, known as "transthyretin," protects brain cells from gradual deterioration by blocking another toxic protein that contributes to the disease process.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a component of the National Institutes of Health, provided $1.25 million to University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists for the transthyretin study. Scientists will present ...

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