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Could a problem with the brain's energy supply be a cause of Alzheimer's disease?

Despite the huge amount of research that’s happened to date, there’s not been much success in treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease.

Despite the huge amount of research that’s happened to date, there’s not been much success in treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Image: Unsplash/Robina Weermeijer

Afshan Malik
Reader in Diabetes and Mitochondrial Research, King's College London
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The 3D modelling of a neuron. Damage to mitochondria (the energy-producing structures within cells) could actually be the cause of Alzheimer’s disease.
The 3D modelling of a neuron. Damage to mitochondria (the energy-producing structures within cells) could actually be the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Image: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

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