Researchers and pharma companies have tried to attack this disease by reducing amyloid plaques, but inflammation may be the real culprit.
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The initiating cause of Alzheimer’s disease is still unknown. However, from our studies it’s clear that many types of neuronal damage—from traumatic brain injury, to epilepsy, infection, or genetic predisposition—can activate brain immune cells—
A blood protein involved in allergy contributes to the decline in brain function and memory in aging mice.
Stretching muscle cells as they grow helps promote the expression of growth factors.
Researchers identify an antibody profile that may mark patients who suffer persistent symptoms of the tick-borne disease.
Heat-sensing protein channels in vampire bats allow the flying mammals to find the best place to sink their teeth into their prey.
The Nobel Prize winner who discovered the gene that encodes the major histocompatibility complex passes away at age 90.
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