Astrocytic urea cycle in the brain controls memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease - Science Daily

Researchers have revealed the presence of a functional urea cycle in the star-shaped cells of the Alzheimer's Disease (AD) brain. Key results point to the role of the urea cycle in amyloid-beta plaque clearance, and the memory impairment caused by consequent …

The number of elderly suffering from Alzheimer's Disease has been rapidly rising over the past decades. For a long time, scientists believed that misfolded aggregates of amyloid-beta protein accumula… [+5100 chars]

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