SAVING BRAIN CELLS:  The BBC reports that UK researchers have just published a study showing an ability to shut off the buildup of proteins that lead to brain cell damage. Professor of Molecular Neurobiology at King’s College London, Roger Morris, said it was a “breakthrough in understanding what kills neurons.” He added: “There are good reasons for believing this response, identified with prion disease, applies also to Alzheimer’s and other neuro-degenerative diseases.”