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Huang Yu: Researching Alzheimer's Disease

  • Published24 Jan 2018
  • Reviewed24 Jan 2018
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

Wai Huang (Ho) Yu is an assistant professor at the Columbia University Medical Center. In this video he explains the plaques and tangles behind Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as the stages and brain anatomy involved.

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