Alzheimer's brain cells grown from patients' skin cells could model disease

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Brain cells from Alzheimer's patients have been grown in a highly purified form by San Diego and international scientists, producing models of the increasingly common neurodegenerative disease suitable for testing drugs.

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Alzheimer's Brain Cells Grown in Lab; Could Provide Models of Disease

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Brain cells from Alzheimer's patients have been grown in a highly purified form by San Diego and international scientists, producing models of the increasingly common neurodegenerative disease suitable for testing drugs.

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Hoping to Crack Alzheimer’s, Together as a Family

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Relatives from Colombia with a link to an inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease are considered ideal for testing of preventive treatments.

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