How does alcohol influence the development of Alzheimer’s disease?
Research has found that some of the genes affected by alcohol and inflammation are also implicated in processes that clear amyloid beta — the protein that forms globs of plaques in the brain and which contributes to neuronal damage and the cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Original source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180604125018.htm
