Animal testing illuminates Alzheimer’s

Animal testing illuminates Alzheimer’s
Findings from animal experiments can contribute valuable insights for our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and possible new forms of treatment. Credit: Christiana Bjørkli, NTNU

In Norway, more than 100,000 people live with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s damages the central nervous system and alters memory, orientation and behavior. The disease becomes devastating once it has progressed and usually leads to affected individuals being unable to manage everyday tasks on their own. That is why a better understanding is so critical.

“We’ve shown that results from are transferable to humans,” says Christiana Bjørkli.

She is a Ph.D. candidate in…

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