Alzheimer's transferable
11 September 2015 - 02:53
Alzheimer's disease may be transmissible through blood transfusions and medical accidents in the same way as Creuzfeldt Jakob Disease. In a landmark finding, researchers at University College London said it was possible the ''seeds'' of dementia could be transferred from the brain tissue of one person to another.
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