Katerina Akassoglou and Mario Merlini, Gladstone Institutes (IMAGE)

Gladstone Institutes

Katerina Akassoglou and Mario Merlini, Gladstone Institutes

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Gladstone scientists Katerina Akassoglou (left) and Mario Merlini (right) found that after fibrinogen leaks into the brain, it activates the brain's immune cells and triggers them to destroy synapses.

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