Early role of mitochondria in Alzheimer's Disease may help explain limitations to current beta amyloid hypothesis

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 14:31 in Health & Medicine

A new study in mouse models has found that the brain's mitochondria -- the powerhouses of the cell -- are one of the earliest casualties of the disease. The study also found that impaired mitochondria then injure the neurons' synapses, which are necessary for normal brain function.

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