Scientists
can also glimpse the awful effects of Alzheimer's disease when they look at
brain tissue beneath the microscope:
Alzheimer's tissue has numerous fewer nerve
cells and synapses than a well brain.
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<span>Plaques, unusual
clusters of protein particle, which are construct up between nerve cells.</span>
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<span><span>Dead and dying nerve cells contain tangles,</span> which
are produce of twisted strands of a further protein.</span>
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<span>Scientists
are not absolutely sure what causes cell death and tissue deficiency in the
Alzheimer's brain, but plaques and tangles are key suspects.</span>
