Brain Discovery Explains a Great Mystery Of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Brain Discovery Explains a Great Mystery Of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's

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Michael McConnell, PhD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, has identified an explanation for the mysterious death of specific brain cells seen in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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Dan Addison | University Communications

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