Study: Protein linked to high risk of Alzheimer’s can be removed from brain without hindering learning, memory

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 14:51 in Health & Medicine

A protein linked to higher risk of Alzheimer’s can be removed from the brains of mice without hindering memory and learning, according to a study that addresses whether potential therapeutics targeting this protein would have detrimental side effects. The study from the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute also showed, however, that the protein’s absence in […]

Read the whole article on Science Blog

More from Science Blog

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net