(Download) "Neuron Killers" by Science News for Kids # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Neuron Killers
- Author : Science News for Kids
- Release Date : January 16, 2008
- Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 50 KB
Description
Misfolded, clumping proteins evade conviction, but they remain prime suspects in neurodegenerative diseases As open-and-shut cases go, Alzheimer's disease should top the list. The victim is clear. Suspects are in custody. Wherever neurons die due to Alzheimer's disease, a protein known as amyloid-beta is always found at the scene of the crime, hanging around in large, tough gangs called plaques. Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (which goes by its initials ALS or the alias Lou Gehrig's disease); and prion diseases, such as scrapie in sheep, mad cow disease in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, all have similar stories.