Neurons (IMAGE) Sanford Burnham Prebys Caption In Alzheimer's disease, communication between nerve cells (shown here in green) is disrupted by an aberrant protein called SNO-Cdk5. Credit Tomohiro Nakamura, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.