Alzheimer's - Dementia, Author Interviews, Baylor College of Medicine Houston / 22.10.2023
Baylor College of Medicine Scientists Find Potential Link Between Common Fungus and Alzheimer’s
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
David B. Corry, M.D.
Professor of Pathology & Immunology and Medicine
Vice Chair for Immunology
Department of Pathology & Immunology
Biology of Inflammation Center
Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Clarence and Irene H. Fulbright Chair in Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Can candida species cross the blood brain barrier?
Response: We showed earlier (2019) that the common fungus Candida albicans can enter the brain from the blood. That earlier study was in turn inspired by the finding of another research group that had found Candida in the brains of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementing illnesses.
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