Alzheimer's in a dish model converts skin cells to induced neurons expressing amyloid-beta and tau
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 15:31
in Biology & Nature
The search for a living laboratory model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) — the so-called “Alzheimer’s in a dish” —has a new candidate. Researchers report success in creating induced neurons that model Alzheimer’s by starting with fibroblasts taken from skin biopsies.