A new study has used powerful imaging to reveal a subset of Alzheimer's-associated proteins spreading particularly rapidly. These 'superspreaders' may help explain why abnormal clumps of the naturally occurring amyloid beta proteins increase as the debilitating disease progresses.

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A new study has used powerful imaging to reveal a subset of Alzheimer's-associated proteins spreading particularly rapidly. These 'superspreaders' may help explain why abnormal clumps of the naturally occurring amyloid beta proteins increase as the debilitating disease progresses. submitted by /u/sciencealert
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