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Alzheimer Disease
Stanford University researchers discover brain molecule that may effect Alzheimer disease
December 24th, 2006
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that, when a molecule that regulates the immune system malfunctions in the brain cells of mice, the rodents develop symptoms of the degenerative brain disease, Alzheimer disease. The finding, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, offers researchers an insight into how humans may develop Alzheimer, said senior author of the study Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD, associate professor of neurology and a researcher at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. Alzheimer disease is characterized by an excessive buildup of proteins that are likely to cause brain...
Source: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (2006-12-24)
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