study points to liver, not brain, as origin of Alzheimer’s plaques

Scripps Research study points to liver, not brain, as origin of Alzheimer’s plaques

March 4, 2011 by Editor

Unexpected results from a Scripps Research Institute and ModGene, LLC study could completely alter scientists’ ideas about Alzheimer’s disease—pointing to the liver instead of the brain as the source of the “amyloid” that deposits as brain plaques associated with this devastating condition. The findings could offer a relatively simple approach for Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment.

The study was published online today in The Journal of Neuroscience Research./.../