RESEARCH NEWS 2014-04-20 Research News A potential Alzheimer’s treatment aims to whisk the amyloid precursor protein (APP) out of harm’s way to prevent it from generating Aβ. The small molecule fortifies the retromer, a large protein conglomerate that ferries APP out of endosomes
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