Rodents and mice are primarily used as animal models for Alzheimer's Disease. The problem is that there are no animals that have the same exact genes as humans; regardless, researchers are making breakthrough discoveries, which can change the way Alzheimer patients manage with the crippling disease. Even if it does work in mice, it might not work in humans. Researchers genetically modify mice to mimic Alzheimer's Disease found in humans. They monitor for the different characteristic between normal mice and genetically altered mice. Subsequently, Alzheimer's mice dig less than an average mouse. The mice are used to test medication to see if it turns them back into normal acting mice. Moreover, if this research succeeds it would be very valuable to humans.
-Awa L. Dam, D. V., & Deyn, P. P. (2011, October). Animal models in the drug discovery pipeline for Alzheimer's disease. Retrieved April 11, 2017, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3229762/ LaFerla, F. M., & Green, K. N. (2012, November). Animal Models of Alzheimer Disease. Retrieved April 12, 2017, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3543097/ Alzheimer's Disease. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2017, from http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/why/human-health/alzheimers-disease/
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