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Alzheimer's disrupts circadian rhythms of plaque-clearing brain cells
A mouse study at WashU Medicine shows how Alzheimer’s disease reprograms genes in specialized cells involved in amyloid plaque removal.
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FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer's disease
The blood-based biomarker test is based on technology developed at WashU Medicine by Randall Bateman, MD, and David Holtzman, MD.
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Early-life stress leaves a 'scar' inside brain cells in mice
A mouse study finds changes to DNA packaging form a molecular memory of trauma, making the brain vulnerable to future stress.