Friday, July 15, 2005
Finding may open new front in Alzheimer's fight
"Brain cells poisoned by Alzheimer's disease don't always die right away, says provocative research that suggests it may one day be possible to save those sick cells and recover some memory. 'We'd always thought the mental impairment was due to the loss of neurons,' said lead researcher Karen Ashe, a University of Minnesota neurology professor. 'What we're showing is that there are neurons which are affected but not dead.'" (reference)
