Ralph Nixon Serves as Guest Editor in Ageing Research Reviews
New York – Dr. Ralph Nixon, Director of the Center for Dementia Research, served as Guest Editor for a special issue of Ageing Research Reviews on “Lysosomes in Aging”. In addition to an editorial by Dr. Nixon, called “New perspectives on lysosomes in ageing and neurodegenerative disease,” the issue includes two articles by CDR investigators. The first article “Cystatin C in aging and in Alzheimer’s disease,” was co-authored by Drs. Paul Mathews and Efrat Levy. The second article, titled “Disorders of lysosomal acidification-The emerging role of v-ATPase in aging and neurodegenerative disease,” was a collaborative effort between Dr. Nixon and Daniel J. Colacurcio.