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Calcium and Alzheimer's disease
Two related findings that surely signal a major new direction in the study of Alzheimer’s disease (AD): Two means of controlling intracellular calcium homeostasis appears to play a major role in controlling levels of the Aß protein, a major component of the senile plaques that characterize AD and (thusly) a likely source of AD-associated cell death. Specifically, deficiencies in two distinct calcium pumps appear to promote molecular events associated with AD pathology.
2 votes  by mycophage  on 2008-07-16  1 comment   

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jjackso3    1 votes   Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Speaking of intracellular calcium homeostasis, research has shown the ability to destroy the amyloid-beta protein, at this point, can not be done. Research has switched to the tau-protein. What if, instead of tau and AB protein, the regulation of the main neurotransmitter, calcium ion, was addressed? Quincy Bioscience has a product called Prevagen that came out on the market not to cure, diagnose, treat or prevent disease, but help the cells live longer.
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