Chemical compound clears cellular waste, protects neurons in model of frontotemporal dementia (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Chemical compound clears cellular waste, protects neurons in model of frontotemporal dementia

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Researchers at WashU Medicine have shown that a novel compound they developed can clear a harmful protein from human neurons modeling frontotemporal dementia (shown) and prevent those neurons from dying.

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Farzané Mirfakhar

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