Ally and enemy? Scientists explore immune cell suspect in Alzheimer’s disease

February 4, 2022

As scientists search for the roots of Alzheimer’s disease, they have had a hard time determining whether microglia, an immune system cell crucial to brain development and maintenance of the adult brain, is a friend or foe.

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Ally and enemy? Scientists explore immune cell suspect in Alzheimer’s disease

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