To understand what happens in the brain when Alzheimer’s disease develops, researchers need to be able to study the molecular structures in the neurons affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have tested a new imaging method for this purpose. The research is published in the journal Advanced Science.
In Alzheimer’s disease, so-called beta-amyloid plaques are formed in the brain, and neurons in the brain die. When the plaque becomes visible in brain tissue, the disease is already in an advanced stage. As more and more nerve cells die, memory disruptions begin, something that eventually results in memory loss. But what happens…
