A novel peptide augments the brain's natural mechanism to help prevent seizures and protect neurons in research models of both Alzheimer's and epilepsy, scientists report.
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Ted Ross, Ph.D., will 'lead the development of novel vaccine platforms for a variety of infectious diseases, including influenza, HIV and COVID-19,' the Clinic said. He will be based at the Clinic's Florida Research and Innovation Center but will collaborate with researchers across the health system, including the Global Center for Pathogen & Human Health Research, which is part of the Cleveland Innovation District.
A little-studied enzyme has been found in high levels in healthy neurons, levels that scientists say decline with age and more dramatically with Alzheimer's, making adjusting the enzyme's level a potential treatment for both.