Health Rounds: Genetic Discovery Yields Clues Toward Reversal of Alzheimer’s Brain Damage
Researchers said blocking TGF-beta protected pericytes and reversed APOE4-linked vessel damage in mice, pointing to a possible way to limit amyloid buildup.
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Health Rounds: Genetic discovery yields clues toward reversal of Alzheimer’s brain damage - Regional Media News
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid Sept 25 (Reuters) - Today we highlight a discovery with potentially important implications for future Alzheimer's research and treatments. We also report on [...]
Health Rounds: Genetic discovery yields clues toward reversal of Alzheimer’s brain damage
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid Sept 25 (Reuters) - Today we highlight a discovery with potentially important implications for future Alzheimer's re...
Two new studies have shown that targeting a mechanism linked to the APOE4 gene, one of the most significant genetic risk factors for Alzheimer ' s disease, could help reduce the brain damage and the accumulation of disease-related proteins.
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