Alzheimer's Breakthrough: Brain Metals That May Drive Disease Progression Revealed (IMAGE)

University of Warwick

Alzheimer's Breakthrough: Brain Metals That May Drive Disease Progression Revealed

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In brains affected by Alzheimer's, researchers identify chemically reduced iron species, with mineral forms including a magnetic iron oxide which they hypothesize are produced during formation of amyloid protein plaques

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University of Warwick/Dr Joanna Collingwood

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