Dr. Barry Dworkin

New hypothesis proposes that Alzheimer’s is principally a disorder of the immune system within the brain. This, given alleged fabricated data in paper published in Nature in 2006, linking beta-amyloid as the causative agent.

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 21, 2022

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Source:
Alzheimer’s Might Not Actually Be a Brain Disease, Expert Says

Reference:
Alzheimer’s disease as an autoimmune disorder of innate immunity endogenously modulated by tryptophan metabolites

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