Study of early effects of Alzheimer’s begins after OMRF receives $2.6 million

Cellular deterioration in the brain begins long before someone with Alzheimer’s shows symptoms. An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist, backed by a new National Institutes of Health grant, will explore whether this deterioration can be stopped.Tommy Lewis, Ph.D., will lead experiments focused on the reduction of connectors between neurons in the brain. In Alzheimer’s, the ...