The Amyloid Hypothesis and the Origins of Alzheimer's Disease

Many researchers in the Alzheimer's field are feeling a rumbling underneath their feet as the field shifts. Nixon says it's shifting toward the idea that amyloid is not unimportant, but it's not the only thing. If their findings in mice and a handful of human tissues hold true in follow-up studies, they could change our understanding of the origins of Alzheimer's disease.