Alzheimer's Drug Repairs Brain Damage After Alcohol Binges In Rodents (IMAGE)

Duke University Medical Center

Alzheimer's Drug Repairs Brain Damage After Alcohol Binges In Rodents

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Top: Dendritic spines are less dense after rats were exposed to alcohol in patterns mimicking binge drinking. Bottom: After being treated with donepezil, density of dendritic spines appeared to return to healthy levels.

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Patrick Mulholland/ Charleston Alcohol Research Center

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