New Alzheimer’s research reveals ‘quiet’ phase of the disease, before symptoms appear

New details have emerged about how Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain.

Researchers led by the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle and University of Washington Medicine have identified cellular changes in the brains of people with the disease — and a timeline of when they occur.

"Instead of looking at AD just through the usual lens of plaques and tangles, we focused on how specific cell types were changed in each phase," study author Dr. Kyle Travaglini, Ph.D., a scientist at Allen Institute...