Scientists Identity Protein That May Play Role in Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists have identified a protein they say may play a big part in the development of Alzheimer's disease. Reporting in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the researchers said autopsies on the brains of some Alzheimer's patients have shown high levels of a protein called GPR3. Experiments in which the protein is eliminated in mice with the disease showed improvement in the animals' condition. But the doctors said much more research was needed to see whether the...

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