Women researching Alzheimer's therapy and becoming role models for women in science
February 11 makes the International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
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February 11 makes the International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
February 11 is known as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Microglia may already play a key role in preventing neurodegenerative diseases by helping to remove toxic waste in the nervous system and promoting the healing of damaged areas.
Researchers have identified a protein that could be leveraged to help microglia in the brain stave off Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Many neurodegenerative diseases, or conditions that result from the loss of function or death of brain cells, remain largely untreatable.