Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- A new study has shed light on the differences between how the immune system responds to Alzheimer's-related inflammation compared to infections.

While inflammation is a key immune response, in Alzheimer's disease, it becomes chronic and harmful rather than short-term and protective. Researchers have been working to understand why this prolonged immune reaction occurs.

The findings, presented at the 69th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, highlight crucial variations in immune activity when exposed to Alzheimer's-related proteins versus bacterial infections.

How the immune system reacts

The research focuses on how immune cells respond to amyloid-beta (Ab) plaques, a defining feature of Alzheimer's, and...