Monday, January 25, 2016
Stopping Alzheimer's?
Earlier this month I read an article about the role of brain inflammation in Alzheimer's. Scientists May Have Just Discovered the Key to Halting Alzheimer's was published on January 11, 2016 in Huffington Post Science. "Researchers at the University of Southampton in England conducted a series of experiments showing a chemical that reduces neuroinflammation may have the potential to protect against the memory and behavioral changes associated with the disease that affects roughly 5.3 million Americans." The article explains the research and notes that "[a]n overactive immune system can result in chronic inflammation, which previous research has linked to Alzheimer's. These new findings makes it increasingly apparent that inflammation is not a result of Alzheimer's as much as a key driver of the disease." Further research will be taking place. Exciting!
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/elder_law/2016/01/stopping-alzheimers.html