The plaques that form in Alzheimer’s patients have been thought to be either causative or resultant. A current paper in Nature sheds some light on this issue. It looks like the plaques can form quite early, leading to neuronal defects…
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Oh, so it’s the plaques…
Posted by Donner and Blitzen on February 18, 2008
Posted in biology, disease, health | Tagged: Alzheimer, biology, neuron, plaques | Leave a Comment »