Fruit Fly Model of Alzheimer's (IMAGE)

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Fruit Fly Model of Alzheimer's

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Brain cells from a fruit fly model of Alzheimer's disease were compared to healthy brain cells to show a type of dysfunction in the diseased cells, said a researcher from the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

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Public domain image of fruit fly by Botaurus

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