genetic
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Although Alzheimer's occurs only in humans, scientists study it using specially engineered mice that carry genetic mutations known to cause the disease in people.
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In those cases, restoring NAD+ balance allowed the brain to repair the major pathological damage caused by the genetic mutations.
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"Restoring the brain's energy balance achieved pathological and functional recovery in both lines of mice with advanced Alzheimer's. Seeing this effect in two very different animal models, each driven by different genetic causes, strengthens the idea that restoring the brain's NAD+ balance might help patients recover from Alzheimer's."
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It’s got to be one of those questions where, is this genetic or learned behavior?
By examining more than four thousand rats, researchers found that the makeup of the gut microbiome is affected not only by an individual's own genetic makeup but also by the genes of the animals they share their living space with.
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