Wonderful news! A study by Duke University may have found a new cause of Alzheimer’s Disease: problems with the immune system. The study suggests that cells in the immune system gobble up an important nutrient, arginine, while trying to protect the brain. Researchers were able to block this process in mice.
Read more about this study and note at the bottom this statement: This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health (AG031124, AG031845, T32-GM007171), the Alzheimer’s Association (IIRG-07-59802), and the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation. In other words, a whole bunch of experts in the field believe that Duke researchers are onto something. To any of us who have a friend or loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease, this means new hope.