Scientists have shown that Alzheimer’s-causing proteins can spread through blood.
In an unprecedented study, researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada have shown that healthy who shared blood with a mouse with Alzheimer’s plaques did indeed develop plaques of beta-amyloid protein in their blood.
The finding emerged from their study which also showed that Alzheimer’s could start in other parts of the body – like the liver or kidney – before traveling up to the brain like cancer.
However, lead author Professor Weihong Song said people should not be alarmed about Alzheimer’s being ‘caught’ by people who have had blood transfusions.
