Muscle Protein Cathepsin B May Help Shield the Brain From Alzheimer’s
TL;DR
A Florida Atlantic University study shows boosting the muscle-derived protein Cathepsin B in mice with Alzheimer’s preserves memory and brain cell growth, even without reducing amyloid plaques, suggesting muscle signaling to the brain could be a new avenue for neurodegenerative therapies—though benefits did not extend to healthy mice and human relevance remains to be proven.
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