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Brain cholesterol regulates Alzheimer’s plaques, study reveals
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Brain cholesterol regulates Alzheimer’s plaques, study reveals

by  The Scripps Research Institute Depletion of cholesterol in astrocytes (right) directly removes amyloid plaques and phosphorylated Tau (left, orange clusters) in an Alzheimer’s mouse model. Credit: Scott Hansen Lab, Scripps Research, Jupiter, Florida. A team co-led by scientists at Scripps Research has used advanced imaging methods to reveal how the production of the Alzheimer’s-associated protein amyloid beta (Aβ) in the...