New work in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease suggests that early-stage synaptic and memory impairments are caused by abnormal activation of a protease and a phosphatase, both of which could be targeted by inhibitory drugs.
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Hyman, B. Caspase activation without apoptosis: insight into Aβ initiation of neurodegeneration. Nat Neurosci 14, 5–6 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0111-5
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