UNDER THE WIRE.Late-breaking facts PROTEIN LINKED TO ALZHEIMER'S: A rat model used by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is one of 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),which is a component of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The Director of the NIEHS is Dr. David A. Schwartz. (Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.) demonstrates that a specific protein interrupts signals to the brain. According to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience The Journal of Neuroscience (Online ISSN 1529-2401) is a weekly scientific journal published by the Society for Neuroscience. The journal publishes peer-reviewed empirical research articles in the field of neuroscience. (Vol. 21, RC 120;2001:1-5), beta-amyloid peptide has long been thought to be responsible for the build-up of plaques in the brain that is endemic to Alzheimer's disease. This is the first case study to determine a functional link between plaque formation and memory loss. The senior NIEHS NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH, DHHS) scientist on the study, Jerrel L. Yakel, Ph.D., said this finding could extend to the development of better drug therapies to prevent the chemical binding. |
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