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Plaque build-up in your brain may be more harmful than having Alzheimer’s gene
October 15, 2012 by NewsBot
A new study shows that having a high amount of beta amyloid or "plaques" in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease may cause steeper memory decline in mentally healthy older people than does having the APOE [4 allele, also associated with the disease.
