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USC scientists identify promising new target for Alzheimer’s-linked brain inflammation

A multidisciplinary team, including NGP Faculty Hussein Yassine, has developed a selective compound that inhibits an enzyme tied to inflammation in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer’s — while preserving normal brain function and crossing the blood-brain barrier. Their research was just published in the Nature publication npj Drug Discovery.

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