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Damage to synapses caused by Alzheimer’s dise - EurekAlert


Curing or delaying the debilitating symptoms of Alzheimer’s is extraordinarily difficult due to the elusive nature of the disease. The exact cause is unknown, and likely involves multiple factors from genetics to lifestyle, and due to the progressive nature of the condition, it is often too late to treat effectively once the symptoms begin to impact daily life. However, a team of researchers from the former Cellular and Molecular Synaptic Function Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), led by Professor Emeritus Tomoyuki Takahashi, has now made headway into finding a viable treatment of those symptoms, putting us on the path to rescuing brain functions before they are irreversibly damaged by Alzheimer’s disease. 

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