Daniel Martínez Pérez holds tissue sample (IMAGE)

Florida International University

Daniel Martínez Pérez holds tissue sample

Caption

Daniel Martínez Pérez holds tissue sample. Martínez Pérez, a researcher in Florida International University's Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, is the first author of a study that found TSPO, a key biomarker of brain inflammation, could help detect Alzheimer’s disease years before memory loss and other symptoms set in. 

Credit

CHRIS NECUZE, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Usage Restrictions

None

License

Original content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.