Blocking brain inflammation and halting Alzheimer

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• Originally Alzheimer's disease was thought to disturb the brain's immune response
• Study adds that inflammation in the brain can drive the development of the disease
• Suggesting that reducing inflammation could halt the progression of Alzheimer disease
• The Southampton University found that blocking regulating immune cells receptor could protect against memory and behavior changes
• The research, published in the journal Brain