Posts Tagged ‘brain scan’
Health & Medicine - Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:24 - 0 Comments
More plaques in children of Alzheimer’s patients
Two views of a composite image of the brains analyzed in Lisa Mosconi’s study highlight the average increase in amyloid-beta deposits among 14 healthy adults with a mother affected by Alzheimer’s. Regions in yellow have 4 times more amyloid than the corresponding regions of 14 healthy counterparts with no family history of dementia, while regions in red have twice as much amyloid. (Courtesy: NYU)
NYU (US)—Aided by a new version of a brain scanning technique, researchers have discovered a far greater number of protein clumps linked to Alzheimer’s disease among healthy adult children of parents with the disease compared to counterparts with no family history of dementia. Continue…
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In Today’s ScienceBlogs
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