Alzheimer's & Dementia

GLP-1R agonist semaglutide protects human forebrain organoids from cholesterol-induced neurotoxicity

By Feifei Yu, Jiani Xu, Yibo Hou, Shaohua Ma

Experiments in human cellsInterventions

The paper

Feifei Yu, Jiani Xu, Yibo Hou, Shaohua Ma

Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School

Alzheimer's & Dementia, 29 Sep 2026, CC BY-NC

doi.org/10.1002/alz.71888 PubMed 42805933

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