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New Nanoparticles Deliver Therapy Brain-Wide, Edit Alzheimer’s Gene In Mice

Posted on January 20, 2023

Researchers at UW–Madison have engineered silicone nanoparticles to cross the blood-brain barrier in mice to deliver brain-wide gene editing therapy for Alzheimer’s disease.

Posted in Featured News, Gong Lab, News, Research NewsTagged Alzheimer’s, neurological disorders, Parkinson’s, Sarah Gong

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