Hayling Island scientist sheds light on factors driving Alzheimer's

Hayling Island scientist sheds light on factors driving Alzheimer's:

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Cassidy Fiford, a native of Hayling Island and a PhD student at University College London, has celebrated after making a discovery showing that damage to blood vessels in the brain can drive shrinking of the hippocampus, an area of the brain critical for memory. Her findings are helping researchers shed more light on what drives damage in the brain in Alzheimer’s and how it can be stopped.

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