Study provides understanding of how nerve cells are damaged by accumulation of abnormal proteins

(Boston University Medical Center) 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
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