https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/05/03/new-discovery-could-lead-to-treatment-prevention-of-alzheimers.aspxAn avenue has opened up for the possible treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease after a team of researchers found a link between sets of brain proteins that regulate glucose metabolism and Alzheimer's and cognitive impairment. Researchers saidenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/05/03/new-discovery-could-lead-to-treatment-prevention-of-alzheimers.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#9966075/5/2020 10:55:22 PM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:996607mar6915<p>Our brains support cells, = astrocytes and microglia</p> <p>Glial-mediated inflammation is a ‘double-edged sword’, performing both detrimental and beneficial functions in AD. Despite tremendous effort in elucidating the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying AD pathology, to date, there is no treatment that could prevent or cure this disease. Current treatments are only useful in slowing down the progression of AD and helping patients manage some of their behavioral and cognitive symptoms. &nbsp; </p> <p>Microglia are resident macrophages that represent approximately 10% of all the cells in the central nervous system (CNS) . &nbsp; .Being one of the first immune cells that get immunologically active during an inflammatory reaction, they constitute the first line of cellular defense against invading pathogens and other types of brain injury.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5997862">www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../PMC5997862</a> </p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22363284/">www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../22363284</a> </p>