Detrimental effect of obesity on lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease

Monday, January 7, 2013 - 13:01 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have recently used a neurodegeneration model of Alzheimer's disease to provide experimental evidence of the relationship between obesity and disorders linked to the tau protein. This research corroborates the theory that metabolic anomalies contribute massively to the development of dementia.

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