Human Amyloid Buildup (VIDEO)

Picower Institute at MIT

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After mouse data identified the mammillary body as a key locus of amyloid plaque emergence early in disease, MIT researchers used SWITCH technology to examine the region in the brains of humans at varying stages of disease. Consistent with the mouse data they saw that plaque density increases with disease stage.

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The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

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