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Monday, March 04, 2019

Trnasmissible Alzheimer?

The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows

What separates a lethal prion from a dementia-associated amyloid plaque? Maybe not much
The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows
Orange amyloid beta plaques accumulate on a neuron in this computer-generated image illustrating the pathology of Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Juan Gaertner Getty Images

The unsettling evidence that Alzheimer’s Disease may be transmissible under limited -- but definitely nonzero -- circumstances keeps growing.
Last December I wrote about research that revealed that infectious, lethal proteins called prions have the potential to be transmitted on optical medical equipment because they are present throughout the eyes of victims./.../

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