Alzheimer’s risk factors tied to immune cell dysfunction
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 11:31
in Biology & Nature
People with a variant copy of the TREM2 gene have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but researchers are only beginning to understand why. A Genentech study has uncovered details of how a type of immune cell helps the brain get rid of the tiny amyloid-beta aggregates that can clump together to form the […]