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By Laurel Lyle | VP-Development Operations
In the brain, accumulation of abnormal tau is one component of the destructive pathology leading to Alzheimer’s disease. Throughout our lifetime, microglia are the resident innate immune cells... Read the full report ›By Laurel Lyle | VP-Development Operations
The gut microbiome plays a key role in modulating the immune system. An imbalance in gut bacteria can lead to inflammation, which is linked to various neurological disorders, including... Read the full report ›By Laurel Lyle | VP-Development Operations
Scientists only recently discovered that the brain is not perfectly isolated from the rest of the body’s natural defense mechanisms and actually benefits from the immune system’s support.... Read the full report ›