Why old dogs might be able to teach Alzheimer’s researchers new tricks
Old dogs have a leg up on mice when it comes to dementia research. Megan Dujardin/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Most people know someone with Alzheimer’s disease. When I was growing up, my grandmother struggled with dementia, and I saw firsthand how difficult that was for our family. That experience was one reason I became a neurotoxicologist who studies how misshapen proteins and inflammation in the brain can increase over time and cause dementia. While there are ways to treat the symptoms of dementia…
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