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Researchers identify drug target to fight Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease – News-Medical.Net
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease are in the firing line after researchers identified an attractive therapeutic drug target….
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease are in the firing line after researchers identified an attractive therapeutic drug target.
An international collaboration, co-led by University of Queensland researchers, has isolated and analyzed the structure and function of a protein found in the brain’s nerve fibers called SARM1.
Dr Jeff Nanson said the protein was activated when nerve fibers were damaged by injury, disease, or as a side effect of certain drugs.
After a…
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