How fat disrupts the brain’s immune shield in Alzheimer’s disease

How fat disrupts the brain’s immune shield in Alzheimer’s disease

For decades, scientists believed fat in the brain was little more than a by-product of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. But new research from Purdue University is overturning that assumption, showing that excess fat inside the brain’s immune cells actually weakens their ability to fight the disease. The study, published in Immunity, focuses on microglia, the […] The post How fat disrupts the brain’s immune shield in Alzheimer’s disea…