The Quest For The Cure of Neurological Disorders By: Devin Vides
Quest for Azheimer’s cure 1. PSR antibodies microglia 3. EPO 2. Vitamin E Clumps of amyloid NO TNF Hydrogen Peroxide eocosanoids
Stem Cell Therapy + BDNF Interestingly , despite a widespread of amyloid β and neurofibrilary tangle, the therapy created a robust enhancement of hippocampal synaptic density
Alzheimer’s video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgvm_vvqq3I
Therapeutic Cloning
The Quest for a Parkinson’s cure
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