Rescue of Alzheimer's Memory Deficit Achieved by Reducing 'Excessive Inhibition' (IMAGE)

Penn State

Rescue of Alzheimer's Memory Deficit Achieved by Reducing 'Excessive Inhibition'

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A new drug target to fight Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by a research team led by Gong Chen, a Professor of Biology and the Verne M. Willaman Chair in Life Sciences at Penn State University. The discovery also has potential for development as a novel diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common form of dementia and one for which no cure has yet been found. This image is a microscopic view showing high concentrations of the GABA neurotransmitter (red) in the reactive astrocytes (green) in a human brain with Alzheimer's disease.

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Gong Chen lab, Penn State University

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