J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, Article ASAP, 10.1021/ja907045h
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University of Michigan scientists say they have developed new molecular tools that hold promise in Alzheimer's disease treatment. The researchers, led by Professor Mi Hee Lim, said one of the mysteries of Alzheimer's disease is how protein-like snippets called amyloid-beta peptides can clump together, causing cell death, that leads to the disease's memory loss and other mental difficulties. Although the exact mechanism for amyloid-beta clump formation isn't known, scientists do know that copper and zinc ions are somehow involved. (Journal of the American Chemical Society)

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