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Inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease

Friend or foe?

Inflammation is an important immune response that protects us from the consequences of infection and tissue injury. How do our bodies initiate inflammatory responses, and what happens when inflammation gets out of control in brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s? Neuroscience and immunology researcher Tessa Swanton explains

Illustration of amyloid plaques (orange) and microglia cells (red) among brain cells in a case of Alzheimer’s disease

AQA Cell recognition and the immune system; Nerve impulses

Edexcel A Plasma cells and macrophages; Nerve impulse transmission; The human brain

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