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Now, 'molecular tweezer' drug can help treat Alzheimer's

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles

Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles had previously reported the development of a molecular compound called CLR01 that prevented toxic proteins associated with Parkinson's disease from binding together and killing the brain's neurons.

Using the same compound, dubbed a "molecular tweezer" in a living mouse model of Alzheimer's, researchers demonstrated that the compound safely crossed the blood

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First Published: Nov 18 2012 | 2:55 PM IST

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