Transplanting bone marrow stem cells from young mice into older mice found to slow development of Alzheimer’s

June 13, 2024

A team of neurologists at Third Military Medical University, in China, has found that transplanting stem cells from the bone marrow of young mice into older mice led to a slowdown of the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Transplanting bone marrow stem cells from young mice into older mice found to slow development of Alzheimer’s

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