LA JOLLA–Salk Institute scientists showed how an FDA-approved drug boosts the health of brain cells by limiting their energy use. Like removing unnecessary lighting from a financially strapped household to save on electricity bills, the drug–called

LA JOLLA–Salk Institute scientists showed how an FDA-approved drug boosts the health of brain cells by limiting their energy use. Like removing unnecessary lighting from a financially strapped household to save on electricity bills, the drug–called rapamycin–prolongs the survival of diseased neurons by forcing them to reduce protein production to conserve cellular energy.

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