Experimental Alzheimer's drug reverses genetic changes thought to spur the disease
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
When given to old rats, the drug, which is known to affect signaling by the neurotransmitter glutamate, reversed many age-related changes that occur in a brain region key to learning and memory. The drug also produced effects opposing those seen in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.