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Alzheimer's Might Be Transmissible in Similar Way as Infectious Prion Diseases, Research Suggests

The brain damage that characterizes Alzheimer’s disease may originate in a form similar to that of infectious prion diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob, according to newly published research.