Neurons (IMAGE)

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Neurons

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In Alzheimer's disease, communication between nerve cells (shown here in green) is disrupted by an aberrant protein called SNO-Cdk5.

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Tomohiro Nakamura, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

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