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Grant to move UCR Alzheimer's study from mice to men

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10:00 PM PST on Friday, December 14, 2007

By ELAINE REGUS
The Press-Enterprise

A $2.1 million stem cell grant will allow a UC Riverside researcher to shift the focus of his Alzheimer's disease studies from mice to men.

Douglas Ethell, an assistant professor of biomedical sciences, said Friday that, until now, his research has focused on the rodent.

A study published last year showed that injecting specific T cells, which coordinate immune responses, from healthy mice into mice with Alzheimer's resulted in improved memory and learning.
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