Tag: <span>neurons—glial cells</span>

Home / neurons—glial cells
Alzheimer’s disease: It’s not only neurons—glial cells also produce harmful proteins
Post

Alzheimer’s disease: It’s not only neurons—glial cells also produce harmful proteins

August 9, 2024 by Carmen Rotte, Max Planck Society Oligodendrocytes exhibit protein expression of amyloid precursor protein (APP) and an abundance of APP and BACE1 transcripts. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01730-3Memory loss, confusion, speech problems—Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting about 35 million people worldwide, and the number is growing....