25 May 2016
Alzheimer’s may be caused by brain’s sticky defence against bugs
Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library
It’s a double-edged sword. The protein plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease could be created as our immune system fights off invading microbes.
Alzheimer’s disease has long been linked to the accumulation of sticky plaques of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain, but their function – if any – has remained unclear.
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