If amyloid accumulation is part of normal aging, what causes Alzheimer’s? (Medical News Today)

Medical News Today featured a study led by Caleb Finch and Max Thorwald on amyloid accumulation in Alzheimer’s versus normal aging. “We were surprised to find extensive overlap between cognitively normal and Alzheimer’s patients for the soluble or non-aggregated form of amyloid proteins,” Thorwald said. “We also found that the precursor to this protein was reduced in Alzheimer’s brains compared to cognitively normal [brains].”