Brain Cell Death in Alzheimer's Linked to Structural Flaw (IMAGE)

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Brain Cell Death in Alzheimer's Linked to Structural Flaw

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Researchers found that the nuclei from brain cells of patients with Alzheimer's disease contained tunnels (arrows) not found in normal brain cells.

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Image courtesy of Bess Frost, Ph.D., assistant professor, Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

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