The molecule OLE helps microglia enclose and contain beta-amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease, reducing their size and toxicity. (IMAGE)

Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

The molecule OLE helps microglia enclose and contain beta-amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease, reducing their size and toxicity.

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The team from the Functional Epi-Genomics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH.

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Instituto de Neurociencias UMH CSIC.

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