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2 defective proteins conspire to impair the nerve cell's 'powerhouse' in Alzheimer's disease
Posted On: May 15, 2011 - 1:00am
Two proteins that are abnormally modified in the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease collude, resulting in ill effects on the crucial energy centers of brain cells, according to new findings published online in Neurobiology of Aging.
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