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Expanding Alzheimer's research with primates could overcome the problem with treatments that show promise in mice but don't help humans

  • Written by Agnès Lacreuse, Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, UMass Amherst
Expanding Alzheimer's research with primates could overcome the problem with treatments that show promise in mice but don't help humansRhesus macaques experience an aging process similar to people's.Goddard Photography/E+ via Getty Images

As of 2022, an estimated 6.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, an illness that robs people of their memories, independence and personality, causing suffering to both patients and their families. That number may double by 2060. The...

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