By Stephen Beech
Scientists investigating Alzheimer's disease have made a key breakthrough.
Recommended for you
Stacker examined Census of Agriculture data from the Department of Agriculture to see which states produce the most Christmas trees. Click for more.States that produce the most Christmas trees
kAm%96J 92G6 :56?E:7:65 2 G:E2= 46==F=2C >6492?:D> 5C:G:?8 E96 >@DE 4@>>@? 42FD6 @7 56>6?E:2]k^Am
kAmp>6C:42? C6D62C496CD D2J E96 3C62<E9C@F89 >2C<D 2 QAC@>:D:?8Q E2C86E 7@C 5CF8 EC62E>6?ED E92E D=@H[ @C A@DD:3=J 6G6? C6G6CD6[ E96 5:D62D6’D 56G6=@A>6?E]k^Am
kAmp E62> 7C@> E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2DC4]84]4F?J]65F^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmp5G2?465 $4:6?46 #6D62C49 r6?E6C 2E %96 r:EJ &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }6H *@C<k^2m Wr&}* p$#rX 5:D4@G6C65 E96 4C:E:42= >6492?:D> E92E =:?<D 46==F=2C DEC6DD :? E96 3C2:? E@ E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ab^_c^ae^4962A\A:==\FD65\E@\EC62E\9:G\4@F=5\4FC6\2=K96:>6CD\5:D62D6\DEF5J^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmAC@8C6DD:@? @7 p=K96:>6C’Dk^2m]k^Am
kAm%96 DEF5J[ AF3=:D965 :? E96 ;@FC?2= k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]46==]4@>^?6FC@?^9@>6Qm}6FCk^2mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]46==]4@>^?6FC@?^9@>6Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm@k^2mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]46==]4@>^?6FC@?^9@>6Qm?k^2m[ 9:89=:89ED >:4C@8=:2 \ E96 3C2:?VD AC:>2CJ :>>F?6 46==D \ 2D 46?EC2= A=2J6CD :? 3@E9 E96 AC@E64E:G6 2?5 92C>7F= C6DA@?D6D 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 E96 5:D62D6]k^Am
kAm|:4C@8=:2 \ @7E6? 5F3365 E96 3C2:?VD Q7:CDE C6DA@?56CDQ \ 2C6 ?@H C64@8?:K65 2D 2 D:8?:7:42?E 42FD2= 46== EJA6 :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_aa^`_^_d^A6@A=6\@G6C\ed\H9@\925\4@G:5\`h\2E\9:896C\C:D<\7@C\2=K96:>6CD\5:D62D6^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmp=K96:>6C’Dk^2m A2E9@=@8J]k^Am
kAmw@H6G6C[ E96 46==D A=2J 2 5@F3=6\65865 C@=6i D@>6 AC@E64E 3C2:? 962=E9[ H9:=6 @E96CD H@CD6? ?6FC@5686?6C2E:@?]k^Am
kAm&?56CDE2?5:?8 E96 7F?4E:@?2= 5:776C6?46D 36EH66? E96D6 >:4C@8=:2= A@AF=2E:@?D 92D 366? 2 C6D62C49 7@4FD 7@C !C@76DD@C !:?2C pJ2E2[ E96 DEF5J’D AC:?4:A2= :?G6DE:82E@C]k^Am
kAmpJ2E2 D2:5i “(6 D6E @FE E@ 2?DH6C H92E 2C6 E96 92C>7F= >:4C@8=:2 :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_a`^_h^aa^?6H\C6D62C49\4=2:>D\2=K96:>6CD\5:D62D6\42?\DE2CE\:?\E96\=:G6C^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmp=K96:>6C’D 5:D62D6k^2m 2?5 9@H 42? H6 E96C2A6FE:42==J E2C86E E96>]k^Am
kAm“(6 A:?A@:?E65 2 ?@G6= ?6FC@5686?6C2E:G6 >:4C@8=:2 A96?@EJA6 :? p=K96:>6C’D 5:D62D6 492C24E6C:K65 3J 2 DEC6DD\C6=2E65 D:8?2=:?8 A2E9H2J]”k^Am
kAm%96 C6D62C49 E62> 5:D4@G6C65 E92E 24E:G2E:@? @7 E9:D DEC6DD A2E9H2J[ <?@H? 2D E96 :?E68C2E65 DEC6DD C6DA@?D6 Wx$#X[ AC@>AED >:4C@8=:2 E@ AC@5F46 2?5 C6=62D6 E@I:4 =:A:5D]k^Am
kAm%96 =:A:5D 52>286 ?6FC@?D 2?5 @=:8@56?5C@4JE6 AC@86?:E@C 46==D \ EH@ 46== EJA6D 6DD6?E:2= 7@C 3C2:? 7F?4E:@? 2?5 >@DE :>A24E65 :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_aa^_e^`f^A6@A=6\H:E9\5:236E6D\2?5\962CE\5:D62D6\EH:46\2D\=:<6=J\E@\56G6=@A\2=K96:>6CD^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmp=K96:>6C’D 5:D62D6k^2m]k^Am
kAmq=@4<:?8 E96 DEC6DD C6DA@?D6 @C E96 =:A:5 DJ?E96D:D A2E9H2J C6G6CD65 DJ>AE@>D @7 p=K96:>6C’D :? AC64=:?:42= >@56=D]k^Am
kAm&D:?8 6=64EC@? >:4C@D4@AJ[ E96 C6D62C49 E62> :56?E:7:65 2? 244F>F=2E:@? @7 “52C< >:4C@8=:2” \ 2 DF3D6E @7 >:4C@8=:2 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 46==F=2C DEC6DD 2?5 ?6FC@5686?6C2E:@?[ :? A@DE>@CE6> 3C2:? E:DDF6D 7C@> p=K96:>6C’D A2E:6?ED]k^Am
kAm%96 46==D H6C6 AC6D6?E 2E EH:46 E96 =6G6=D D66? :? 962=E9J\2865 A6@A=6]k^Am
kAm$EF5J 4@\=625 2FE9@C p??2 u=FCJ D2:5i “%96D6 7:?5:?8D C6G62= 2 4C:E:42= =:?< 36EH66? 46==F=2C DEC6DD 2?5 E96 ?6FC@E@I:4 67764ED @7 >:4C@8=:2 :? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ac^`a^`f^C6D62C49\D9@HD\E2I:\2?5\2>3F=2?46\5C:G6CD\92G6\=@H6DE\2=K96:>6CD\562E9\C2E6D^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmp=K96:>6C’D 5:D62D6k^2m]Qk^Am
kAmu=FCJ[ 2 >6>36C @7 pJ2E2’D =23 2?5 2 !9]s] DEF56?E[ 25565i “%2C86E:?8 E9:D A2E9H2J >2J @A6? FA ?6H 2G6?F6D 7@C EC62E>6?E 3J 6:E96C 92=E:?8 E96 E@I:4 =:A:5 AC@5F4E:@? @C AC6G6?E:?8 E96 24E:G2E:@? @7 92C>7F= >:4C@8=:2= A96?@EJA6D]”k^Am
kAm%96 C6D62C49 E62> D2JD E96:C DEF5J 9:89=:89ED E96 A@E6?E:2= @7 56G6=@A:?8 5CF8D E92E E2C86E DA64:7:4 >:4C@8=:2= A@AF=2E:@?D @C E96:C DEC6DD\:?5F465 >6492?:D>D]k^Am
kAmr@\=625 2FE9@C {66? p=;2J@FD:[ 2 >6>36C @7 pJ2E2’D =23[ 25565i “$F49 EC62E>6?ED 4@F=5 D:8?:7:42?E=J D=@H @C 6G6? C6G6CD6 E96 AC@8C6DD:@? @7 p=K96:>6C’D 5:D62D6[ @776C:?8 9@A6 E@ >:==:@?D @7 A2E:6?ED 2?5 E96:C 72>:=:6D[”k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Please log in, or sign up for a new, free account to read or post comments.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.