Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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For more than three decades, scientists have been racing to stop Alzheimer’s disease by removing amyloid beta plaques — sticky clumps of toxic protein that accumulate in the brain. Now, a new Northwestern Medicine study suggests a promising alternative: enhancing the brain’s own immune cells to clear these plaques more effectively.

The findings could reshape the future of Alzheimer’s treatments, shifting the focus from simply removing plaques to harnessing the brain’s natural defenses.

Read the full story: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/03/alzheimers-treatment-may-lie-in-the-brain-immune-cells-microglia-amyloid/
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