Boosting neuron production offers viable treatment strategy for Alzheimer's: mice study - The Science Board

A new study from University of Illinois Chicago researchers shows that boosting neurogenesis, the process by which new neurons are formed in the brain, increases the number of newly formed neurons involved in storing and retrieving memories in the hippocampus…

Their study, published August 19 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, suggests that boosting neuron production could be a viable strategy to treat AD patients and that AD-linked genes play a role… [+2337 chars]

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