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Nanoparticles ease Alzheimer’s by making neurons from other cells

Nanoparticles ease Alzheimer’s by making neurons from other cellsWorldPing

A drug made up of a cage of nanoparticles and antibodies created neurons from another type of brain cell, which relieved symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice…

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