Does your immune system play a larger role in Alzheimer’s disease than thought?

Immune cells that normally help us fight off bacterial and viral infections may play a far greater role in Alzheimer’s disease than originally thought, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiologists with the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders.

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February 23, 2016 | Categories: Biology, Health and Medicine, Neuroscience Research | Tags: alzheimers, autoimmune disease, cell biology, immunology, neurobiology, neurology, peer reviewed | 2 Comments