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Brain reboot: Gene therapy reverses Alzheimer’s memory loss in mice


UC San Diego scientists have created a gene therapy that goes beyond masking Alzheimer’s symptoms—it may actually restore brain function. In mice, the treatment protected memory and altered diseased brain cells to behave more like healthy ones.

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