Tag: neurodegenerative disease


  • Fat May Secretly Fuel Alzheimer’s: Obesity Tied to Brain Plaque via Adipose Vesicles

    Fat May Secretly Fuel Alzheimer’s: Obesity Tied to Brain Plaque via Adipose Vesicles

    Obesity, tiny messengers, and a potential Alzheimer’s link In a pioneering study from Houston Methodist, researchers propose that adipose-derived extracellular vesicles—tiny, cell-to-cell messengers circulating in the body—may signal the brain to form amyloid-β plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Published on October 2 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, the work…