Human Brain (IMAGE)

Duke University

Human Brain

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Alzheimer's disease causes neurons in the brain to stop working, lose connections with other neurons and die. Duke University researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that may be responsible for setting the damage in motion.

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Photo by Duke Photo.

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