Could Alzheimer's Stem From Infections? It Makes Sense, Experts Say - The New York Times - 0 views
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Lottie Peppers on 30 Dec 16Could it be that Alzheimer's disease stems from the toxic remnants of the brain's attempt to fight off infection? Provocative new research by a team of investigators at Harvard leads to this startling hypothesis, which could explain the origins of plaque, the mysterious hard little balls that pockmark the brains of people with Alzheimer's.