Hōʻike ʻia ka hōʻike ʻana o nā neurons i ka moʻomeheu i nā pae nanomolar o Hg2 + e hana i ʻekolu o nā hiʻona diagnostical pathological i hōʻoia ʻia o ka Alzheimer's Disease (AD). ʻO kēia mau hiʻohiʻona AD i hoʻokiʻekiʻe ʻia i ka protein amyloid, hyper-phosphorylation o Tau, a me ka hoʻokumu ʻana o nā neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). Paipai ʻia ka palena ʻana i ka hōʻike ʻana i kekahi kumu o ka mercury. Hāʻawi ka IAOMT i nā hopena e pale ai i nā limahana, nā mea maʻi a me ke kaiapuni mai nā makaʻi o ka mercury niho.
