Seeds of Alzheimer’s Another study supports potential surgical transmission of amyloid beta plaques – but the discussion is far from closed William Aryitey | 03/09/2016











A September 2015 study in Nature caused a media frenzy by suggesting that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) could be transmitted via human growth hormone injections in a similar way to prion disease (1). Now, Swiss clinicians have uncovered evidence that patients who received cadaveric dural mater grafts during brain surgery show a high degree of Alzheimer’s pathology (2).

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William Aryitey

My fascination with science, gaming, and writing led to my studying biology at university, while simultaneously working as an online games journalist. After university, I travelled across Europe, working on a novel and developing a game, before finding my way to Texere. As Associate Editor, I’m evolving my loves of science and writing, while continuing to pursue my passion for gaming and creative writing in a personal capacity.