Scientist discover new Alzheimer's mechanism by that may start to explain why Alzheimer's is a disease of aging. The study reveals ways that cells naturally fend off amyloid build-up thus promising new pathways to the development of better anti-Alzheimer's drugs. In this study, scientist used C. elegans to show that two key proteins, HSF-1 and DAF-16, are responisble for the conglumeration and decomposition of amyloid plaques. As the cells mature, the HSF-1 protein become less effective, the decomposition of the plaques also decreases hence suggest a molecular correlation between Alzheimer's disease and aging. Let me know your thoughts.
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