Boosting the protein Sox9 encourages astrocytes to remove amyloid plaques and protect memory. This natural cleanup process may become a new direction for Alzheimer’s treatment. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a natural process in the brain that can remove existing amyloid plaques in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease while also helping preserve memory and thinking ability. This process relies on astrocytes, star shaped support cells, which can be