Does Alzheimer's stem from infections? Experts say it makes sense

Could it be that Alzheimer's disease stems from the toxic remnants of the brain's attempt to fight off infection?

Provocative new research by a team of investigators at Harvard leads to this startling hypothesis, which could explain the origins of plaque — the mysterious hard little balls that pockmark the brains of people with Alzheimer's.

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