Brain iron accumulation linked to cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 - 10:11 in Health & Medicine

Researchers using MRI have found that iron accumulation in the outer layer of the brain is associated with cognitive deterioration in people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the journal Radiology. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive type of dementia that impairs and eventually destroys memory and other brain functions. There is no cure, […]

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