Medical Xpress | Has Stanford University found a cure for Alzheimer's disease? Telegraph.co.uk By 2015 there will be 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, with Alzheimer's disease being the most common type. The disease kills at least 60,000 people each year. Microglial cells make up around 10 to 15 per cent of cells in the brain. They act as ... Blocking receptor in brain's immune cells counters Alzheimer's in mice Stanford researchers may have found the cure to Alzheimer's disease |