A team of neurologists, stem cell specialists and molecular biologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and led by a group at Stanford University School of Medicine has found evidence that the root cause of Alzheimer's disease may be fat buildup in brain cells. The study is published in the journal Nature.

A team of neurologists, stem cell specialists and molecular biologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and led by a group at Stanford University School of Medicine has found evidence that the root cause of Alzheimer’s disease may be fat buildup in brain cells. The study is published in the journal Nature.

  • Monument@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    8 months ago

    This brings to mind the anecdote that Lou Gehrig probably didn’t have Lou Gehrig’s disease. As we learned more, we found other diseases with similar symptoms.