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Weekly reads: Alzheimer's & lipid droplets, stem cells for COPD, fecal tx warning, med school teaching

So many things go wrong during the lead up to clinically-evident Alzheimer's disease. This complex disease pathway has, in turn, led to a vast array of approaches to try to treat or prevent Alzheimer's. Most of these efforts one way or another have something to do with the amyloid plaques and tangles that accumulate in the brain leading up to this …
Alzheimer's, lipid droplets Alzheimer's

Key Mayo Clinic stem cell webpage is overexuberant & outdated

The Mayo Clinic.
The Mayo Clinic does some great research on stem cells and regenerative medicine. However, at times I've felt that a few Mayo researchers are overexuberant. This mainly relates to certain not-yet-proven stem cell and related offerings. Fitting with that perception, the Mayo website also has some inaccurate stem cell content that leans toward overstating things. Today's post is focused on …