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Here’s a rare way that an Alzheimer’s protein can spread

When injected, amyloid-beta from vials of growth hormone built up in mice brains

Amyloid-beta illustration

BRAIN BUILDUP  Amyloid-beta (illustrated in brown) from vials of contaminated growth hormone spread in the brains of mice, researchers found.

National Institute on Aging/NIH

By Laura Sanders

- More than 2 years ago

An Alzheimer’s protein found in contaminated vials of human growth hormone can spread in the brains of mice.