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Neuroscientists identify cells especially vulnerable to Alzheimer’s

One of the first brain regions to show neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease is a part of the hypothalamus called the mammillary body.

One of the first brain regions to show neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease is a part of the hypothalamus called the mammillary body. Image: Unsplash/Robina Weermeijer

Anne Trafton
Guest contributor, MIT News
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