Name: Why Some People Get Alzheimer’s and Others Don’t
Uploaded: 2010-11-17T01:57:27-05:00
Duration: 7 min 8 s
Description: Amyloid buildup in the brain is a key trigger in Alzheimer’s disease, but some people with this plaque live their entire lives without developing the disease.

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Leonard Guarente

Dr. Leonard P. Guarente is an American biologist and director of MIT's Glenn Laboratory for the Science of Aging, where he is also a Novartis Professor of Biology. He is[…]

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Amyloid buildup in the brain is a key trigger in Alzheimer’s disease, but some people with this plaque live their entire lives without developing the disease.

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