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Washington, June 6: Alzheimer's disease, an irreversible type of dementia, is the most common neurological illness in the world. Age is the most important risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, although why is unknown. Myelin, the insulating membrane that surrounds nerve cells in the brain, is known to deteriorate with age.
Alzheimer's disease, an irreversible type of dementia, is the most common neurological illness in the world
summary: Age-related degeneration of myelin, the insulating layer surrounding neurons in the brain, actively drives disease-associated changes in Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers examined Alzheimer’s disease mouse models with myelin defects and found that these defects promoted the formation of amyloid plaques, a hallmark manifestation of Alzheimer’s disease. Defects in myelin also appear to overwhelm […]