Aging Cell
Stomach surgery reduced Alzheimer’s-related plaques in mice
A 12-month experiment in female mice modelling Alzheimer’s disease found fewer plaques in the brain’s outer layer after stomach-reducing surgery than after a comparison…A 12-month experiment in female mice modelling Alzheimer’s disease found fewer plaques in the brain’s outer layer after stomach-reducing surgery than after a comparison operation.
Experiments in female 3xTg-AD mice, 12 months, against sham-operated miceAlzheimer's disease
Limit: High mortality restricted Western-diet plaque analyses to survivors, potentially biasing the apparent benefit