«These results suggest that inflammation in mid-life may be an early contributor to the
brain changes that are associated with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia,» said study author Keenan Walker, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md. «Because the processes that lead to
brain cell loss begin decades before people start showing any symptoms, it is vital that we figure out how these processes that happen in middle age affect people many years
later.»