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Study: Decreased proteins, not amyloid plaques, are tied to Alzheimer’s disease
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Study: Decreased proteins, not amyloid plaques, are tied to Alzheimer’s disease

by University of Cincinnati PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: public domain New research from the University of Cincinnati bolsters a hypothesis that Alzheimer’s disease is caused by a decline in levels of a specific protein, contrary to a prevailing theory that has been recently called into question. UC researchers led...

Scientists at UC say restoring a brain protein, not removing amyloid plaques, should be the target of Alzheimer’s dementia therapies
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Scientists at UC say restoring a brain protein, not removing amyloid plaques, should be the target of Alzheimer’s dementia therapies

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI IMAGE: ALBERTO ESPAY, MD, MSC, PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGY AT THE UC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND DIRECTOR AND ENDOWED CHAIR OF THE JAMES J. AND JOAN A. GARDNER FAMILY CENTER FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS. CREDIT: COLLEEN KELLEY/UC BRAND + CREATIVE Experts estimate more than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s...