The dual-action agent LCZ696 blocks the angiotensin II receptor (via a valsartan moiety) and inhibits neprilysin (via an AHU377 moiety). In a phase II trial, this drug “demonstrated superior ...

In the new study, the researchers examined dopamine's role in the production of an enzyme known as neprilysin. It can break down beta-amyloid proteins before they can form plaques. However ...

Published in the scientific journal Science Signaling on August 6, the study examines dopamine's role in promoting the production of neprilysin, an enzyme that can break down the harmful plaques ...