Hyperactive neurons may be culprit in Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 09:05 in Health & Medicine

A long-term reduction in neuronal activity reduces amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease, Yale University researchers have found.  The study, using mouse models of Alzheimer’s,  found the opposite is also true — triggering an increase in neuronal activity spurs creation of plaques and toxic amyloid beta peptides believed to trigger the disease. In the accompanying […]

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