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Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have clarified how spermine – a small molecule that regulates many processes in the body’s cells – can guard against diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s: it renders certain proteins harmless by acting a bit like cheese on noodles, making them clump together. This discovery could help combat such diseases. The study has now been published in the journal Nature Communications.
Our life expectancy keeps rising – and as it does, age-related illnesses, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, become increasingly common. These diseases are caused by…