Immune-system strategy used to treat cancer may help with Alzheimer’s

Immune-system strategy used to treat cancer may help with Alzheimer’s

Source: Harvard Gazette

Turning off checkpoint molecules freed microglia to attack plaques in brain, improved memory in mice.

A new study raises the odds that a strategy already successful against some cancers may be deployed against Alzheimer’s. The research, which highlights the role of an immune system “checkpoint” molecule, showed improved cognition in tests with mice. … [7327 chars]

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