UAB Study Says Alzheimer's Plaques Can Also Affect the Brain's Blood Vessels
Monday, November 23, 2015 - 20:50
in Health & Medicine
Amyloid beta, the plaque that accumulates in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, may also contribute to Alzheimer's by interfering with normal blood flow in the brain, according to investigators UAB. In findings published Nov. 23 in the journal Brain, the team shows that when amyloid beta accumulates around blood vessels -- where it is known as vascular amyloid -- it appears to prevent the brain from properly regulating blood flow, which is essential to normal brain function.