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Reversing Alzheimer’s gene ‘blockade’ can restore memory, other cognitive functions
February 29, 2012 by NewsBot
Neuroscientists have shown that an enzyme overproduced in the brains of Alzheimer's patients creates a blockade that shuts off genes necessary to form new memories. Furthermore, by inhibiting that enzyme in mice, the researchers were able to reverse Alzheimer's symptoms.
