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Secondary infections inflame the brain, worsening cognition in Alzheimer’s disease

TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN New research into Alzheimer’s disease (AD) suggests that secondary infections and new inflammatory events amplify the brain’s immune response and affect memory in mice and in humans – even when these secondary events occur outside the brain.  Scientists believe that key brain cells (astrocytes and microglia) are already in an active state...