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High levels of bad cholesterol linked to Alzheimer's disease

Researchers have found that patients with higher than normal levels of “bad” cholesterol in their blood tended to have more harmful tangles of protein inside their brain cells. These tangles, known as beta amyloid plaques, are one of the main physical signs of Alzheimer’s disease and are thought to interfere with the way brain cells … Read more