A Microbial Cause of Alzheimer’s?
October 28th, 2023Via: Epoch Times:
A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has discovered that when the brain is infected with a common fungus, it changes in ways similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease. The new research delves deeper into some of the molecular mechanisms behind that process.
Using animal models, the research team discovered how the fungus, called Candida albicans (C. albicans), enters the brain, activates mechanisms for its clearance, and generates amyloid beta (A?)-like peptides—toxic protein fragments thought to be central to the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
