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Water May Be a Hidden Trigger Behind The Spread of Alzheimer's in The Brain


In the brains of people with Alzheimer's and certain other types of dementia, two proteins called amyloid-beta and tau start misbehaving in different ways – though it's not clear if these abnormalities are drivers of the disease, or consequences of it.

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