Progerin accelerates Alzheimer's models, compressing 8-16 weeks of disease into 3-4 weeks

In laboratories where time has long been the enemy of Alzheimer's research, scientists have found an unlikely ally in progerin — a protein known for making children age too quickly. By introducing this molecule into neural cells already carrying Alzheimer's mutations, researchers at the intersection of rare disease and common tragedy have compressed months of neurodegeneration into weeks, offering a faster path through one of medicine's most stubborn labyrinths. The work, published in Scientific Reports, does not promise a cure, but it shortens the distance between question and answer in a fie