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8 months, 2 weeks ago (2025-05-22 10:55)

It’s unlikely a magic bullet will ever cure Alzheimer’s – maybe a magic shotgun can

By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
For much of the 21st century, one theory has dominated research efforts to cure Alzheimer’s disease: the amyloid hypothesis . Beta-amyloid is a protein that builds up in clumps, or plaques, in the bra ...