Friday, December 15, 2006

Antioxidants Decrease Disease In Fruit Fly Model Of Alzheimer's Disease

Antioxidants Decrease Disease In Fruit Fly Model Of Alzheimer's Disease ScienceDaily 12/15/06 "Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of a number of neurodegenerative disorders in which brain cells damaged by naturally occurring chemicals known as reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been observed. However, whether this oxidative damage causes neurodegeneration or is a consequence of it has not been previously determined...A study appearing online on December 14, in advance of publication in the January print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, indicates that oxidative damage is a factor contributing to neurodegeneration in a Drosophila model of neurodegenerative disorders such as AD. - Mel Feany and colleagues from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School"

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