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Alzheimer’s Disease: Amyloid Precursor Protein — Good, Bad Or Both?
December 29, 2009 by NewsBot
New data about amyloid precursor protein, or APP, a protein implicated in development of Alzheimer's disease, suggests it also may have a positive role -- directly affecting learning and memory during brain development. So is APP good or bad? Researchers say both, and that a balance of APP is critical.


