Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have for the first time transformed skin cells - with a single genetic factor - into cells that develop on their own into an interconnected, functional network of brain cells. The research offers new hope in the fight against many neurological conditions because scientists expect that such a transformation - or reprogramming - of cells may lead to better models for testing drugs for devastating neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. This research comes at a time of renewed focus on Alzheimer's disease, which currently afflicts 5...
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