Rare study reveals a striking divide inside an Alzheimer's patient's…

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe claim under review, reported by ScienceDaily on October fifteenth, twenty twenty-six: in one Alzheimer's patient's brain, areas cleared of amyloid plaques had remarkably little tau buildup.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the neighboring areas showed extensive damage. So basically one side of the brain got the full spa treatment while the other side is a flat share nobody cleans.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr it's a makeover! The researchers say removing amyloid may have lasting protective effects, especially when treatment begins early.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMay. Especially. Those are the two most nervous words in science, Vera.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, it's one patient's brain, and the study can't promise more than that. But a clean wing is still a clean wing.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA clean wing next to a condemned one. That's my whole house in twenty twenty-six.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo, the rating?

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMildly Bonkers. The science holds up, and the only thing unhinged is my flat share metaphor.