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  • Team uses copper to image Alzheimer's aggregates in the brain

    Nov 24, 2020 12:45 pm by Diana YatesResearch
    U. of I. chemistry professor Liviu Mirica. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • U. of I. chemistry professor Liviu Mirica. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    U. of I. chemistry professor Liviu Mirica and his colleagues found that diagnostic agents that contain copper isotopes can detect amyloid deposits in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease.