Nigeria: Cats may aid in developing treatments for dementia in humans – Scientists

Cats with dementia share brain changes similar to humans with Alzheimer’s disease, offering a valuable model for studying the condition.

In a new study, researchers at the University of Edinburgh in the UK discovered a build-up of the toxic protein amyloid-beta in the brains of cats, one of the defining features of Alzheimer’s disease. Its other symptoms include confusion and sleep disruption.

The discovery published in the European Journal of Neuroscience has been hailed as a…