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ThatAndresV t1_j3g6t0y wrote

Reply to comment by ThatAndresV in New study challenges previous ideas regarding Alzheimer’s disease. Research found the increase in soluble Aβ may be a general aging-related change in the brain not specific to Alzheimer’s, while higher levels of fibrillary amyloid appear to be a better indicator of poorer brain health. by Wagamaga

And then I asked… Human: what are the implications for other studies? AI: The findings from this study suggest that further research is needed to fully understand how amyloid beta proteins are linked to normal brain aging as well as how they may cause Alzheimer's disease. Additionally, this research may help inform the development of new treatments for Alzheimer's that are specifically designed to target amyloid beta build-up.

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ThatAndresV t1_j3g6nxv wrote

Reply to comment by adnbenji in New study challenges previous ideas regarding Alzheimer’s disease. Research found the increase in soluble Aβ may be a general aging-related change in the brain not specific to Alzheimer’s, while higher levels of fibrillary amyloid appear to be a better indicator of poorer brain health. by Wagamaga

I asked OpenAI to summarise as if I was a grade 6 student and it told me:

A new study challenges existing ideas about the relationship between amyloid beta protein build-up in the brain and Alzheimer's. The study found that older, cognitively healthy brains had similar levels of one type of amyloid protein as brains of Alzheimer’s patients, although the Alzheimer's brains had higher levels of another type of amyloid protein that can form plaques linked to the disease.

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