๐ง Scientists Discovered a New Way Alzheimer's Kills Brain Cells โ and It Has a Name
Researchers at King's College London identified a previously unknown cell-death process called karyoptosis active in Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia. Toxic protein build-up triggers a chemical cascade that causes the neuron's nucleus to warp, shrivel, and collapse โ and the team found it wiping out neurons across 3,000+ brain cells studied from deceased patients. The study, published in Nature Communications, could open entirely new treatment targets. Could blocking this single pathway slow the damage before symptoms even appear?
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