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Alzheimer Disease
Animal research points to new direction for AD therapy
October 27th, 2003
Alzheimer disease may be caused by a problem transporting a certain protein across the blood-brain barrier and out of the brain, according to new St. Louis University research. The findings are important, said William A. Banks, MD, a St. Louis University professor and the lead author of the article, because they give us a new approach for treating Alzheimer disease. "It's going to be a big piece to solving the Alzheimer's disease puzzle," said Banks, a professor of geriatrics in the department of internal medicine and professor of pharmacological science at St. Louis University School of Medicine. "If one could reverse the transport deficit problem,...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2003-10-27)
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