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Copper, β-amyloid, and Alzheimer's disease: Tapping a sensitive connection

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: Understanding the biological basis of social anxiety disorder (SAD), one of the most disabling of the anxiety disorders, will allow for novel treatment strategies to be developed. Here, we show that gut microbiota may be such a target. Mice ...Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a crippling psychiatric disorder characterized by intense fear or anxiety in social situations and their avoidance. However, the underlying biology of SAD is unclear and better treatments are needed. Recently, the gut ...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2135061100

Authors: Ashley I. Bush, Colin L. Masters, Rudolph E. Tanzi

Institutions: Harvard University, Mental Health Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Massachusetts General Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service, Medical Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council