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.