The degree of neuroinflammation (red) is more pronounced in brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease than in healthy individuals. (IMAGE)

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The degree of neuroinflammation (red) is more pronounced in brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease than in healthy individuals.

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Both younger and elderly people have lower degree of neuroinflammation (red) than patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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Adapted from Pascoal et al., Nature Medicine

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