Parenchymal Border Macrophages May Help Clear Brain Toxic Waste

Credit: Nature (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05397-3

Many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and others, are characterized by damaged groups of proteins in the brain. Although they have made significant efforts, scientists have only partially succeeded in finding treatments for these conditions by wiping away these toxic clusters. Now, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered…

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