Did rapid brain evolution make humans susceptible to Alzheimers?

Monday, March 29, 2010 - 06:07 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- Of the millions of animals on Earth, including the relative handful that are considered the most intelligent -- including apes, whales, crows, and owls -- only humans experience the severe age-related decline in mental abilities marked by Alzheimer's disease.

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