Potential new therapies for Alzheimer’s are revealed through network modeling of its complex molecular interactions

Alzheimer's disease
PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: public domain

Researchers from Mount Sinai and the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology in Japan have identified new molecular mechanisms driving late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (LOAD), as well as a promising therapeutic candidate for treatment, according to a study in the journal Neuron. LOAD is the most prevalent form of dementia among people over age 65, a progressive and irreversible brain disorder affecting more than 5.5 million people in the U.S., and the sixth leading cause of death.

“Our study advances the understanding of LOAD pathogenesis by revealing not only its global structures,…

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