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Alzheimer's: an important discovery

During a study carried out on laboratory mice, researchers discovered that the protein Reelin interacts with beta amyloid in the brain, a peptide implicated in Alzheimer's disease. This observation opens the way towards a new strategy in treating this disease.

The beta amyloid blocks synaptic transmission. It seems that this action could be artificially counterbalanced by Reelin, which stimulates communication between neurones.