Does cancer reduce Alzheimer’s risk? New study explores the connection
A new study may help clarify a long-observed link between cancer history and reduced Alzheimer’s risk.The research, published in the journal Cell, used mouse models to explore how the biological changes associated with cancer may affect the progression of the most common dementia type.The findings suggest that certain cancers release a protein called cystatin-C that can travel through the bloodstream and enter the brain, an area that many Alzheimer’s treatments […]
