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Targeting the Brain’s Immune Cells May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

This shows single cell RNA sequencing of the microglia response in a mouse model of Alzheimer'sA drug currently being tested in cancer clinical trials appears to prevent dysfunction in an immune cell signaling pathway associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Blocking the pathway could prevent Alzheimer’s from developing and slow the progression of symptoms for those who already have the disease.