1/4 New research journal "Brain" identifies a way to increase clearance of waste products from the brains of mice by ramping up a genetic quirk known as "Readthrough"
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Here's how it works & why you might want to finish you Sunday with #camomile 🍵
academic.oup.com/brain/article-…
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Here's how it works & why you might want to finish you Sunday with #camomile 🍵
academic.oup.com/brain/article-…
2/4 Every once in a while, the protein aquaporin 4 is synthesized with a little tail on the end
Interestingly, this expression pattern occurs only in structures that are important for waste clearance
Interestingly, this expression pattern occurs only in structures that are important for waste clearance
3/4 Long aquaporin 4 can be found in the end feet of brain support cells called "astrocytes" that wrap around blood vessels in the brain and help regulate blood flow and improve waste clearance of amyloid found in #Alzheimers ...
4/4 Interestingly, in the mice, "apigenin," a dietary flavone found in chamomile, parsley, onions increased the Acuaporin 4, and mice treated w/ apigenin cleared amyloid beta significantly faster 
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