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thundara on Aug 16, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Scientists Discover How Brains Keep Clean

Last I checked, it wasn't clear whether the amyloid plaque buildup was a cause or side effect of Alzheimer's. Has the understanding of this changed in the past four years?

jacques_chester on Aug 17, 2012 [–]

My understanding is that it's the "cause", insofar as plaque buildup interferes with the normal operation of brain cells.

Of course, I am neither a neuroscientist nor a neurologist.

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