Growth hormones from cadavers may increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease

14 Dec 2018


Growth hormones, extracted from dead bodies, previously utilised to treat children may have increased their risk of beta amyloid accumulation in the brain, according to research published in Nature.

New Scientist


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