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Study Finds Link Between Immune System And Alzheimer’s Disease

Groundbreaking information in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Washington (AFP) – The immune system may play a part in Alzheimer’s disease, US researchers have discovered, in a breakthrough which could lead to the development of new treatments for the most common form of dementia. A Duke University study published in the Journal of Neuroscience reported on researchers’ findings that certain immune system cells which normally protect the brain began to consume