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Check out Monkeys: Facts about the largest group of primates, an article published Feb. 14, 2022 in Yours Telecast, science section. The story also appears here and in other news outlets.
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WNPRC scientist Ricki Colman and UW–Madison colleagues showed that aged rhesus monkeys — which develop amyloid plaques naturally as they age — are a promising new model for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, more closely reflecting the human condition than the young, genetically-engineered mice typically studied.