Alzheimer's rat created for human research

Prof. Claudio Cuello at McGill University and his collaborators have genetically manipulated rats that can emulate Alzheimer's disease in humans, enabling research that will include the development of new treatments. Alzheimer's is a devastating brain condition leading to a progressive decline of memory and other brain functions. Although research mice have been developed in the past, rats are more intelligent than other rodents and the behaviour of these rats is rich and predictable, which means that for the first time researchers will be able to detect and study the evolution of learning and memory deficits...

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