Brain discovery holds key to boosting body’s ability to fight Alzheimer’s, MS (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Brain discovery holds key to boosting body’s ability to fight Alzheimer’s, MS

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Researchers Hannah Ennerfelt and John Lukens have identified a molecule in the brain responsible for orchestrating the immune response to Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis, potentially allowing doctors to supercharge the body’s ability to fight those and other devastating neurological diseases.

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Courtesy Lukens lab

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