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Protein Linked To Alzheimer’s May Protect Kingfishers’ Brains During Dives

The protein that triggers Alzheimer's disease may help protect the brains of kingfishers when they dive headfirst into water, suggests a new study. RICHARD TOWELL/SWNS

The protein that triggers Alzheimer’s disease may help protect the brains of kingfishers when they dive headfirst into water, suggests a new study.

American researchers looking at how the birds are able to dive at speed without turning their brains to mush believe selective pressure on a particular protein could afford them protection.

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