Brainwaves
To Combat Alzheimer’s, Scientists Genetically Reprogram 1 Kind of Brain Cell into Another
October 4th, 2012 |
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We all lose brain cells as we get older. In people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s, neurons shrivel and die at alarming rates—perhaps three to four times faster than usual in Alzheimer’s, for example. Currently, no known drugs reliably halt or reverse such staggering cell death in people, although some drugs [...]
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