Changes in How Cholesterol Breaks Down in the Body May Accelerate Progression of Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease (IMAGE)

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Changes in How Cholesterol Breaks Down in the Body May Accelerate Progression of Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease

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Investigators with the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, are searching for drug candidates that may correct the brain's metabolic abnormalities, such as cholesterol breakdown

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Dr. Vijay R. Varma

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