Despite the fact that the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease is growing,
with 6 million cases in the United States alone, expected to rise to 13
million by 2050, it is still unclear to scientists how the disease
manifests to cause the symptoms that it does.Current thinking is based on the idea that certain forms of a protein
called beta-amyloid clump together in between neurons in the brain in a way
that impairs memory and causes the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.This model was first confirmed in 2006 with a paper published in Nature,
which used a mouse model to demonstrate the existence of beta-amyloid
clumps in the brain, caused by a particular subtype of the protein.
with 6 million cases in the United States alone, expected to rise to 13
million by 2050, it is still unclear to scientists how the disease
manifests to cause the symptoms that it does.Current thinking is based on the idea that certain forms of a protein
called beta-amyloid clump together in between neurons in the brain in a way
that impairs memory and causes the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.This model was first confirmed in 2006 with a paper published in Nature,
which used a mouse model to demonstrate the existence of beta-amyloid
clumps in the brain, caused by a particular subtype of the protein.
