Animal Model Opens Way to Test Alzheimer's Disease Therapies (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Animal Model Opens Way to Test Alzheimer's Disease Therapies

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Neurons affected by misfolded tau proteins. Healthy neurons are blue, faulty tau proteins are yellow and protein tangles are red. This model in rhesus macaque monkeys shows similarities to development of Alzheimer's disease in humans and could open up ways to test new treatments.

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Danielle Beckman, UC Davis/CNPRC

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