Fungal infection in the brain produces changes like those seen in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have discovered how the fungus Candida albicans enters the brain, activates two separate mechanisms in brain cells that promote its clearance, and generates amyloid beta (Ab)-like peptides.
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