Alzheimer' s disease is the most common irreversible neurodegenerative disorder. To date, there is no cure for Alzheimer' s disease. While multiple pathological mechanisms have been proposed for the onset and progression of Alzheimer' s disease, the hypothesis that attracted much attention is the amyloid hypothesis. The senile plaques that accumulate in the brain of Alzheimer' s disease
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