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Led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, scientists have for the first time created stem cell-derived, in vitro models of sporadic and hereditary Alzheimer’s disease, using induced
pluripotent stem cells from patients with the much-dreaded neurodegenerative disorder. “Creating highly purified and functional human Alzheimer’s neurons in a dish – this has never been done before,” said Lawrence Goldstein, director of the UC San Diego Stem Cell Program. Read More »
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