Scientists Inch Closer To Alzheimer's Origins, Massachusetts General Hospital Study

A laboratory study seems to support the theory that a buildup of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain is the first step in a process that leads to Alzheimer's disease. Researchers also pinpointed the important role of a particular enzyme in this process, and they believe the enzyme could offer a target for new drugs to fight Alzheimer's. The theory that accumulation of beta-amyloid plaques triggered Alzheimer's disease was first suggested in the mid-1980s.

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