1. Philip Chao Philip Chao United States says:

    Genetics, enzymes, calcium (now) and proteins interact in aging cells to cause tau and amyloid buildup and so called plaques to form.  We need to spend much more money studying this and doing nuclear medicine tests of tau and amyloid to see if we can influence or reverse this disease which actually affects about 1/3 patients over 85.

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