The Tonks lab studied PTP1B inhibition in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. When PTP1B was deleted, as shown in the bottom row, the brain’s immune cells (green) were better at engulfing harmful ...

Alzheimer's disease is often measured in statistics: millions affected worldwide, cases rising sharply, costs climbing into the trillions. For families, the disease is experienced far more intimately.

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