Researchers Find an Epigenetic Culprit of Memory Decline
Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 18:00
in Biology & Nature
In a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, memory problems stem from an overactive enzyme that shuts off genes related to neuron communication, a new study says. When researchers genetically blocked...
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