Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating condition that is currently unstoppable and incurable. The main cause of the disease is the loss of neurons and other brain cells in the brain—also know as degeneration. This degeneration is what leads to problems with memory and other cognitive functions.
Researchers can tell which neurons die first or exhibit increased vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease based on where they’re located in the brain and what they look like. But they don’t know what genes or proteins these neurons express. Knowing these factors is important for recognizing and identifying the changes in specific cells that happen when disease is present.
Now, a recent study has shown that neurons expressing a specific protein are more…
