How brain signaling pathway can increase resilience to disease

A team of researchers at RPI, in collaboration with the University of South Florida, University of North Carolina, and The Neural Stem Cell Institute, have made a discovery that opens the door to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders. The research, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, reveals a critical mechanism in how a brain signaling pathway communicates at the molecular level, and suggests that enhancing that communication could protect the brain from damage related to neurological diseases.