Hallmark Alzheimer’s Disease Changes Found In Retinas Of Humans And Imaged In Live Animals

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Scientists discovered characteristic amyloid plaques in retinas from Alzheimer’s disease patients and used a noninvasive optical imaging technique to detect retinal plaques in live laboratory mice, suggesting the possibility of early noninvasive diagnosisThe nerve cell-damaging plaque that builds up in the brain with Alzheimer’s disease also builds up in the ... continue reading