Researching Alzheimer's disease using cells and mice - short version
Channel: Understanding Animal Research
Date: 2021-08-20

In this short version of our longer film, Dr Mark Dallas describes his research into the causes of Alzheimer's disease. His team focus on Glia (glial) cells found in the brain. In Alzheimer's disease Glia cells can damage healthy brain cells, contributing to the disease. Interrupting this process might offer a path to medical treatment.

Download the 10 minute version here: https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/video-library/researching-alzheimers-using-cells-and-mice/
Read more here: https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/can-you-give-a-brain-organoid-alzheimers/