Slowing or preventing the development of Alzheimer’s disease, a fatal brain condition expected to hit one in 85 people globally by 2050, may be as simple as ensuring a brain protein’s sugar levels are maintained, according to researchers.

Research prior to Vocadlo's has shown that clumps of Tau from an Alzheimer brain have almost none of this sugar attached to them, and O-GlcNAcase is the enzyme that is robbing them. Researchers test sugary solution to Alzheimer’s Vocadlo and his colleagues describe how they’ve used an inhibitor they’ve chemically created — Thiamet-G — to stop O-GlcNAcase, a naturally occurring enzyme, from depleting the protein Tau of Research prior Vocadlo’s has shown that clumps of Tau from an Alzheimer brain have almost none of this sugar attached them, and O-GlcNAcase is the enzyme that is robbing them. Tags: researchers, test, sugary, solution, SFU researchers test sugary solution Slowing or preventing the development of Alzheimer's , a fatal brain condition expected hit one in 85 people globally by 2050, may be as simple as ensuring a brain protein's sugar levels Research prior Vocadlo’s has shown that clumps of Tau from an Alzheimer brain have almost none of this sugar attached them, and O-GlcNAcase is the enzyme that is robbing them. Such clumping is