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Neuroscience: The plaque plan

Neuroscientists are pretty sure they know what causes Alzheimer's disease, but their theory has not yet given rise to effective drugs. Alison Abbott asks what's wrong.

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Alison Abbott is Nature's senior European correspondent.

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Abbott, A. Neuroscience: The plaque plan. Nature 456, 161–164 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/456161a

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