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Astrocytes clear amyloid plaques and preserve cognitive function in Alzheimer’s mouse models

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An astrocyte cell grown in tissue culture stained with antibodies to GFAP and vimentin. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / GerryShaw, CC BY-SA 3.0

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a natural mechanism that clears existing amyloid plaques in the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease and preserves cognitive function. The mechanism involves recruiting brain…

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