Alzheimer's disease have discovered a molecule

American scientists from Penn State University were able to find out why a victim of Alzheimer's disease are not able to create in his brain new memories. This discovery may be used as the basis of new powerful drugs against the insidious disease.

treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Creating a drug preventing devastating losses Memory of victims Alzheimer It approached one step closer to reality thanks the work of American researchers. They were able to find out, for whatever reason patients with dementia are not able to form in their new brain memories. It turns out that it is connected with only one "insidious" The molecule, which theoretically can be blocked.

Previously, it was assumed that the development of Alzheimer . manifested in progressive memory problems associated with the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brain that work to block neurons. Pharmaceutical the company created a lot of drugs, clears the brain of these plaques, but no One reason was not effective in treatment of Alzheimer's disease .

Scientists have speculated that create the so-called plaques "domino effect", causing after a string of other symptoms. AND When these symptoms are already evident, the plaques is to fight useless. Researchers at Penn State University found that amyloid plaques contribute to excessive production of substances causing loss memory by depriving the brain's ability to form new memories.

This pernicious molecule called neurotransmitter GABA, and if you create a drug to combat it, the process of memory loss theoretically should be stopped. Experiments on mice have confirmed the theory of negative effects of this molecule on the brain, and scientists now focus on learning ways of dealing with it. (READ MORE)

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