Alzheimer's breakthrough: Cancer drug wakes up sleepy brain cells in mice and human brain cells

The brains of people who have Alzheimer's can't use glucose effectively. That's because a natural enzyme in the body called indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) becomes overactive and disrupts how the brain uses glucose.

A study published in Science found IDO1 is harmful to cells called astrocytes, which are essential for supporting neurons. — Read the rest

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