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 New Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia Discovered
Ferroptosis, which is caused by a buildup of iron in cells, appears to be a major mechanism of white matter injury in Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, according to a new study.
https://www.sci.news/othersciences/neuroscience/ferroptosis-alzheimers-disease-vascular-dementia-12242.html #alzheimers #vascular #dementia #Ferroptosis #iron #microglia #brain