05/31/2017 02:33 PM EDT
A new study has uncovered a molecular mechanism in the prion protein, a protein responsible for neurodegenerative diseases, which may explain why nerve cells degenerate in these disorders. The findings, which appear in the journal eLife, may one day lead to better therapies and treatments for these diseases. Source University of California, Santa Cruz
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Prion study reveals how abnormal proteins damage nerve cells in the brain
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