Scientists Are Rethinking Everything They Knew About Amyloid 🔬

Added: 2026-05-06

[00:00:00]The anti-microbial protection hypothesis.

[00:00:05]Amyloid beta isn't just a toxic waste compound. It can actually be seen as the brain's way of protecting itself. Think of it like an anti-microbial that sits in the brain to protect the brain from microbes. Alzheimer's disease may be partly what happens when that defense system gets chronically over activated.

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