Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Alzheimer's disease is a 'double-prion disorder'

Two proteins central to the pathology of Alzheimer's disease act as prions -- misshapen proteins that spread through tissue like an infection by forcing normal proteins to adopt the same misfolded shape -- according to new research.

from Healthy Aging News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2XYWus0

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