Memory Loss Caused by Alzheimer’s Can Be Restored: Study

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Memory Loss Caused by Alzheimer’s Can Be Restored: Study

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Researchers have developed a novel approach that may one day make it possible to reverse memory loss, caused by Alzheimer's disease.

The team, led by University at Buffalo scientists, found that by focusing on gene changes caused by influences other than DNA sequences - called epigenetics - it was possible to reverse memory decline in an animal model of Alzheimer's.

"We have not only identified the epigenetic factors that contribute to the memory loss, but we also found ways to temporarily reverse them in an animal model of Alzheimer's," said Zhen Yan, Professor at University at Buffalo in the US.


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