Protein may aid Alzheimer's treatment

American scientists have identified a protein that could help find treatments for Alzheimer's disease. The information was published in the journal Science Translational Medicine on October 14.

Illustration photo. (Source: hypescience.com)

To conduct the study, scientists analyzed the brains of mice with different levels of dementia. The results showed that a protein called GPR3 ​​helps improve cognition and reduce symptoms of dementia.

GPR3 is thought to play an important role in limiting the appearance and accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brain, a hallmark of this dangerous disease for which there is no cure.

Scientists hope that the discovery of a protein closely linked to the progression of Alzheimer's disease could open new avenues in drug research to treat the disease.

However, scientists say more research is needed to determine whether GPR3's mechanism of action is compatible with the human body.

Alzheimer’s is a common form of dementia, caused by toxic proteins that destroy brain cells years before the disease is detected. Many drugs have been tried in the past but have failed because by the time patients are prescribed the drugs, their brains are already severely damaged.

The disease currently affects 46 million people worldwide and the number of people with Alzheimer's is expected to nearly triple by 2050./.

According to VIETNAM+