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Published online 20 May 2009 | Nature 459, 310 (2009) | doi:10.1038/459310a
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Alzheimer's theory makes a splash
Neuroscientists probe idea that neuronal pruning may contribute to degenerative disorder.
The Alzheimer's research community is buzzing about a theory suggesting that a close relative of the beta-amyloid protein, and not necessarily beta-amyloid itself — the long-standing suspect — may be a major culprit in the disease.
The theory holds that an amyloid-related mechanism that prunes neuronal connections in the brain in the fast-growth phase of early life may be triggered by ageing-related processes in later life to cause the neuronal withering of Alzheimer's disease ("A.
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- 25 May, 2009
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