Manipulating brain inflammation may help clear brain of amyloid plaques, Mayo Clinic researchers say
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 13:42
in Health & Medicine
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In a surprising reversal of long-standing scientific belief, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have discovered that inflammation in the brain is not the trigger that leads to buildup of amyloid deposits and development of Alzheimer's disease.