Vaccines Might Be Able To Stop Alzheimer’s Plaques From Forming, Harvard Medical School Study
Our brain’s defence against invading microbes could cause Alzheimer’s disease – which suggests that vaccination could prevent the condition.
Alzheimer’s disease has long been linked to the accumulation of sticky plaques of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain, but the function of plaques has remained unclear. “Does it play a role in the brain, or is it just garbage that accumulates,” asks Rudolph Tanzi of Harvard Medical School.
Alzheimer’s disease has long been linked to the accumulation of sticky plaques of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain, but the function of plaques has remained unclear. “Does it play a role in the brain, or is it just garbage that accumulates,” asks Rudolph Tanzi of Harvard Medical School.