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Nanoparticle Therapy Reverses Alzheimer’s Progression in Mice


Researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based treatment that appears to improve performance on standard memory and learning tests as well as reduce brain inflammation and levels of amyloid-beta in mice with Alzheimer’s disease by converting star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes into functioning neurons.

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