April 12, 2023
A new peptide may hold potential as an Alzheimer’s treatment
… that blocks the hyperactive version of an enzyme called CDK5, they found dramatic reductions in neurodegeneration and … Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia that have CDK5 overactivation. The peptide does not interfere with … CDK1, an essential enzyme that is structurally similar to CDK5, and it is similar in size to other peptide drugs that …