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Published online 8 January 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040105-6
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Alzheimer's disease cause identified?
Amyloid beta protein may trigger mental decline.
Researchers may have pinpointed the cause of Alzheimer's disease - a rogue protein called amyloid beta (Aß) that forms plaques in the brain. Dementia-prone mice with low levels of Aß are spared the disease, research reveals1.
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