Brain Cells 'Supercharged' To Attack Plaques That Cause Alzheimer’s Disease
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 16:14
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new method for developing treatments for Alzheimer's Disease (AD). They have shown that by stimulating a brain cell called a microglia the cells will partially engulf the senile plaques which are abundant in post mortem AD brain.
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