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What Causes Alzheimer's? Scientists Are Rethinking the Answer. (Pt. 1)

The Quanta Podcast

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The Importance of the Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis in Alzheimer's Disease

The form of Alzheimer's disease that the Jennings family has is rare, affecting only around 600 families worldwide. People with a parent who carries the mutation have a 50% chance of inheriting it and developing the condition. Hardy: "I remember going back and telling my wife that the data that we found today was going to change our lives"

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