The role of amyloid in dementia and brain aging
A new study sheds light on the differences between increased amyloid beta protein in aging, healthy brains and the brains of those with Alzheimer’s.
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Leonard Davis School of Gerontology (CA, USA) have found that the sheer presence and amount of amyloid beta (Aβ) protein in the brain alone cannot be used as an indicator of Alzheimer’s disease. Instead, they demonstrated that the type of Aβ was more important to dementia development.
