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<\/a><\/p>\nThere is a new genetically engineered lab rat wit the full spectrum of brain changes associated with Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/strong> that supports the idea that increases in a molecule called beta-amyloid<\/strong> in the brain causes the disease. Published in the Journal of Neuroscience<\/a>, the study was supported by the National Institutes of Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n (Related: Does Alzheimer\u2019s or Dementia Cause Hoarding?<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u201cWe believe the rats will be an excellent, stringent pre-clinical model for testing experimental Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/strong> therapeutics,\u201d said Terrence Town, Ph.D., the study\u2019s senior author and a professor in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics in the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine<\/a>, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n Alzheimer\u2019s<\/strong> is an age-related brain disorder, affecting at least 5.1 million Americans, that gradually destroys a person\u2019s memory, thinking and some of the most basic functionality<\/p>\n (Related: Legal and Financial Resources for People with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/a>)<\/p>\n Pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer\u2019s<\/strong> brains include abnormal levels of (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is a new genetically engineered lab rat wit the full spectrum of brain changes associated with Alzheimer\u2019s disease that supports the idea that increases in a molecule called beta-amyloid in the brain causes the disease. Published in the Journal…<\/span><\/p>\n