This was told by Russian chemists. In the course of a recent study, it turned out that zinc performs two functions in the human body at once, and not one, as previously thought. Read more about these functions in the material.Discuss
Today, an important problem is the occurrence in the elderly of various diseases associated with disruption of the brain. One of them is Alzheimer's disease. At the same time, there are no drugs that can cure this disorder.
It is now known that amyloids, that is, misfolded proteins, influence the development of Alzheimer's disease. Previously, scientists discovered that amyloid contains zinc. It was believed that this metal could only cause the appearance of these proteins.
The results obtained, according to the leading researcher of the Institute of Molecular Biology named after V.A. Engelhardt RAS Alexei Adzhubey, will help in the future in creating a new type of drug to combat Alzheimer's disease.
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Source: Scientific Russia