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Website turns Alzheimer’s research into a game

In Stall Catchers, citizen scientists hunt for blocked blood vessels in mouse brains

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KEEP AN EYE OUT  In a new game, citizen scientists help Alzheimer’s researchers find stalls (black segment) in brain blood vessels (outlined) in mice.

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By Laura Sanders

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