Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Newly Found Alzheimer's Plaque Type Linked to Early-Onset Disease

Good news! Will this discovery at least lead to better diagnostic results?

"The coarse-grained plaques bear resemblance to the amyloid-β build-up in the brain’s blood vessels seen in a disease known as cerebral amyloid angiopathy, which causes brain bleeds in older people. ... it adds to the understanding and increasing evidence for the links between the brain’s vascular system and the development of Alzheimer’s pathology ..."

Newly Found Alzheimer's Plaque Type Linked to Early-Onset Disease | The Scientist Magazine® These “coarse-grained” plaques resemble those that clog up the brain’s blood vessels in a different disease, pointing to links between the vascular system and the neurodegenerative disease.

Here is the link to the underlying research article:



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