Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Neurofluid Flow and Alzheimer's Disease
May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 23 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
Alzheimer's disease -- the most common cause of dementia -- includes accumulation of the protein amyloid-beta in the brain. Recent studies are exploring the idea that disruptions in neurofluid flow and waste clearance may contribute to protein accumulation, but human studies of neurofluid circulation are limited.
Daniel Claassen, MD, and colleagues have used novel MR . . .
Alzheimer's disease -- the most common cause of dementia -- includes accumulation of the protein amyloid-beta in the brain. Recent studies are exploring the idea that disruptions in neurofluid flow and waste clearance may contribute to protein accumulation, but human studies of neurofluid circulation are limited.
Daniel Claassen, MD, and colleagues have used novel MR . . .