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The amyloid code

Is there a conspiracy afoot to keep one theory dominant in Alzheimer disease research? Maybe not, but as Apoorva Mandavilli discovers, it may still be high time for new ideas.

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Mandavilli, A. The amyloid code. Nat Med 12, 747–749 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0706-747

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