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Buildup of amyloid in brain blood vessels promotes early cognitive impairment

November 28, 2013 by

A team of researchers has discovered in a model of Alzheimer’s disease that early accumulation of a small protein, known as amyloid β, in the blood vessels of the brain can drive early cognitive impairment.

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