http://science-nature.marc8.com/news-tags/disease-drugs The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://science-nature.marc8.com/yeast-has-potential-selecting-lou-gehrigs-disease-drugs-st <p>Researchers are developing a novel approach to screen for drugs to combat neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease -- using yeast cells. The clumping process of proteins takes decades in humans but the researchers could model the process within a matter of hours in yeast cells. This now allows for rapid genetic screening to identify proteins that can reverse the harmful effects of the disease protein; visualizing the clumping; and testing molecules that could eliminate or prevent clumping.</p> <p><a href="http://science-nature.marc8.com/yeast-has-potential-selecting-lou-gehrigs-disease-drugs-st">read more</a></p> http://science-nature.marc8.com/yeast-has-potential-selecting-lou-gehrigs-disease-drugs-st#comments Top stories disease drugs lou gehrig neurodegenerative diseases novel approach yeast cells http://science-nature.marc8.com/crss/node/3792 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:00:00 -0500 admin 3792 at http://science-nature.marc8.com