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New Alzheimer's disease research reported
United Press International
Thursday, September 1, 2005
CHICAGO, Aug 31, 2005 (United Press International via COMTEX) --
Northwestern University researchers say they've found a way to
detect and estimate size and structure of a protein suspected of
causing Alzheimer's disease.
The findings, researchers say, might help scientists better
understand the underlying mechanisms of the disease and lead to the
development of new treatments to slow or arrest its progression.
They said their findings might also potentially be used to diagnose
Alzheimer's disease in living people instead of during an autopsy,
said Amanda Haes, a co-author of the study. At present, Alzheimer's
can only be accurately diagnosed by examining the brain after death.
Haes, a postdoctoral researcher at the Naval Research Laboratory in
Washington, conducted the study while she was a graduate student at
Northwestern under the direction of Richard Van Duyne.
The findings were presented Wednesday during the 230th annual
meeting of the American Chemical Society.
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