Tiny 'glue' molecules coax brain cells to clear Alzheimer's plaques

Working with neurons grown from Alzheimer's patients, a US research team found a library of 'molecular glue' compounds that help brain cells send a plaque-linked protein to the cell's recycling centre for disposal, lowering the amyloid that builds up in the disease. Published in Advanced Science, the early lab work has already spun out a university startup aiming — step by careful step — toward human trials.

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