The Amaloid Hypothesis

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In the early 19 nineties, a geneticis named john hardy found that placs could form when there was a mutation in the protein that produces bata amaloids. The way he explained it made a lot of sense. If we can prevent it from building up and causing all these problems, all systems go. This is still just a hypothesis, though. Right had to take over alsheimer's research after his death.

For decades, Alzheimer’s researchers have been stubbornly pursuing a single theory, but they’re starting to wonder: is this narrow focus the reason we still don’t have a cure?

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