Discovery may lead to Alzheimer's treatments

Discovery may lead to Alzheimer's treatments

February 2, 2012 4:45 PM

Researchers have found a new clue in the way Alzheimer's disease may spread in the brain. Jim Axelrod reports on how this discovery could lead to new treatments to try and stop it.

Alzheimer's disease "jumps" across brain cells to spread
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