Protein Inhibitor Tangles With Alzheimer's Disease

... Mayo Clinic researchers have now shown that a drug that inhibits the function of the protein Hsp90 reduces brain levels in mice of the protein tau, the abnormal accumulation of which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study appears online in advance of publication in the March print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. [click link for full article] ...