christine hans from the jim incentive for nero to generative diseases is a biochemist he's been researching all scientists for decades one focus of his what is the role of amyloid protein aggregates and how they develop into plaques in the brain. as a feeder forces like it was a thought in my many studies indicate that we're all as extremely high risk of developing alzheimer's. the time the risk rises dramatically with age. the tomato that me answer since society as a whole is aging we have to reckon with rising numbers of patients and that's exactly what we're seeing little. so what if the brain could be cleared of plaque before it damages and kills nerve cells. there are special immune cells in the brain called micro gear that hunt down and destroy whatever does not belong there and could do it hum. bacteria for example or damaged or dead neurons. find something out of kilter they respond immediately. their activated migrate towards the offender and devour it. for the most part microbe liers cells provide the brain with excellent protection but do they also consume and destroy plaques. ch