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Reversing Alzheimer's gene 'blockade' restores memory
Washington, March 1 (IANS) An enzyme overproduced in the brains of Alzheimer's patients creates a blockade that shuts off genes necessary to form new memories, says a new research. Furthermore, by inhibiting that enzyme in mice, the researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were able to reverse Alzheimer's symptoms. The finding suggests that drugs targeting the enzyme, known as HDAC2,