Study offers new clues about how genetic risk for Alzheimer's affects brain immune cells

Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories ·
Health & Medicine United Kingdom

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a new clue that may help explain why some people are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. It suggests that a protein linked to the disease can change how the brain's immune cells handle fat and trigger inflammation. Those changes could help explain how a well-known genetic risk factor…

Read original article on Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories →

Related news