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Shocking Study Finds Decreased Proteins – Not Amyloid Plaques – Cause Alzheimer’s Disease

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Shocking Study Finds Decreased Proteins – Not Amyloid Plaques – Cause Alzheimer’s Disease

The prevailing theory is that Alzheimer’s disease is caused by the buildup of amyloid plaques in the brain. However, new research finds that it is actually caused by a decline in levels of a specific protein. New research on patients with mutations published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Contrary to a prevailing theory that … Read more

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

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

image: Alberto Espay, MD view more  Credit: Photo/Colleen Kelley/UC Marketing + Brand 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 by Alberto Espay, MD, and … Read more