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Two Injections Reverse Alzheimer's Damage in Mice as Teen Identifies Drug Candidates

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•Researchers reversed Alzheimer's damage in mice with two injections, though no human trials are planned yet, per ScienceAlert.
•Leon Wang, 17, found that two FDA-approved drugs for lung scarring reduced Alzheimer's-related cellular damage in lab-grown brain blood vessel cells.
•Scientific American reports that early menopause and hormone treatment may influence cognitive decline in women, pending further study.
•A Nature study identifies aberrant neuronal ERBB4 activity as a factor in Alzheimer's pathology, challenging assumptions about neuroinflammation's role in early synapse loss.

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