Link between Down's Syndrome and Alzheimer's

Here's a quickie. Just too fascinating to pass up. If you've learned about Alzheimer's in your neuroscience class, you might remember those pesky amyloid proteins (Thanks, CogSci127!) but this is a neat, quick, and revealing explanation of what's going down with those. And of course, the moral of the story here is that the quick, observant scientist catches the discovery. Reminds me of a very fun quote from famous science fiction writer and biochemist Isaac Asimov: "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "Hmmm, that's funny ...""

Here's the article, from ScienceDaily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100115182639.htm

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