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  • Health

    Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s found well before diagnosis

    A new study shows the impact of early amyloid-β and tau protein accumulation on disrupting brain connections important for memory. These disrupted connections were present even before signs of cognitive impairment were observed.

    This illustration shows the two main forms of disruptive protein clumps found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease:
  • Health

    In Alzheimer’s victims, somatic mutations are both more and different

    A new study by Harvard-affiliated researchers finds that patients with Alzheimer’s disease have both more and different somatic mutations — alterations in DNA — in their brain cells than people without Alzheimer’s disease.

    Brain scan.
  • Science & Tech

    Seeking fairness in ads

    Latanya Sweeney, Harvard professor of government and technology in residence, wants to add a new factor to the weighting Google uses when delivering online ads, one that measures bias. In a new paper, she describes how such a calculation could be built into the ad-delivery algorithm Google uses.