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# Aging cells' cleanup may drive Alzheimer's, UCR finds
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/noteworthy/aging-cells-cleanup-may-drive-alzheimers-ucr-finds/
- Published: 2025-08-26T19:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:45:56.000Z
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Education, #brief, #herald-noteworthy:68accff94e1a5800018c42f9:0

UC Riverside researchers discovered that [Alzheimer's may stem from aging cells losing their ability to clear out old proteins](https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2021/11/29/scientists-discover-potential-cause-alzheimers-disease?ref=raincrossgazette.com) rather than brain plaques alone, with damaged proteins building up when this cellular cleaning process slows after age 65.