Re: Infection Defense May Spur Alzheimer¹s

[Guest guest]

Tremendous find, Sue! Depressing, but really good stuff. I hope they figure something out soon, my own memory is getting pretty iffy.

penny

>> > ...a protein called beta amyloid, or A-beta, piles up into tough plaques> that destroy signals between nerves. When that happens, people lose their> memory, their personality changes and they stop recognizing friends and> family.> > .. But now researchers at Harvard suggest that the protein has a real and> unexpected function ‹ it may be part of the brain¹s normal defenses against> invading bacteria and other microbes.> > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09alzh.html?hp>