Protein (Reelin) in brains that resist aging & Alzheimer’s
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/07/29/g-s1-13519/alzheimers-protein-reelin-brain-aging-amyloid-tau-memory
https://directorsblog.nih.gov/tag/reelin-colbos-gene-variant/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41100737

* extended family: Medellin, Colombia
* everyone got early-onset Alzheimer’s except for one male
* genome: variant related to Reelin (human protein: cap.)
* subsequent studies: Reelin indeed neuroprotective

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reelin

Single-cell multiregion dissection of Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07606-7

#Alzheimers #neuroprotection #Reelin #aging #ageing

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(with that second toot you saved me from myself!)