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A surgeon passing a surgical implement to a colleague

Surgical instruments may spread Alzheimer’s proteins

15 February 2018

Amyloid protein, which is linked to Alzheimer’s disease, may be spread via surgical implements, but there isn’t evidence yet that this can transmit the disease

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