Podcast: Drug target to treat Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and cancer discovered

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Researchers at the Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar have identified the novel mechanism by which misfolded proteins form aggregates and get degraded in the cells. They have discovered that downregulation of TRIM16 protein may help in treating cancers, while activation of the TRIM16 protein may have therapeutic benefits in the case of neurodegerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Published by Prasad Ravindranath

Science Editor with @The_Hindu, Chennai, India. DO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AT prasad.thehindu@gmail.com IF YOU HAVE SOME INTERESTING RESULTS THAT CAN BE PUBLISHED IN THE HINDU NEWSPAPER AND ALSO IN MY BLOG. You can also reach me on twitter @RPrasad12 and Facebook /prasad.ravindranath. I write on health, medicine, environment, and technology.

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