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Gene therapy bolsters enzyme activity to combat Alzheimer’s disease in mice

December 4, 2013 by

Scientists have identified an enzyme that can halt or possibly even reverse the build-up of toxic protein fragments known as plaques in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease.

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