Alzheimer’s Potential Missing Link
12:48 minutes
Reporting in Neuron, researchers write that a protein called mGlu5 may play a role in nerve cell death in Alzheimer’s disease. They found that blocking the protein with an existing drug restored memory in mice. Lead author Stephen Strittmatter discusses what this means for future Alzheimer’s treatments.
Stephen Strittmatter is the Vincent Coates Professor of Neurology at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
Alexa Lim is a senior producer for Science Friday. Her favorite stories involve space, sound, and strange animal discoveries.