New Therapeutic Target For Alzheimer's Could Lead To Drugs Without Side Effects

... New research from Rockefeller University, published in the Feb. 26 online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has identified a therapeutic target, called casein kinase 1, that may be the key to halting the course of the disease. The findings, based on studies in mammalian cells, show that chemicals that block casein kinase 1 don't interfere with a closely connected essential pathway. ...