The 'Journal of Alzheimer's Disease' published a study looking at how exposure to aluminum...<br />may impact people’s predisposition to dementia-related illnesses.<br />The study found that aluminum may play a role in forming plaques in the brain that precede the onset of Alzheimer’s.<br />Past research has concluded that aluminum found in everyday products, such as deodorants, is associated with neurodegenerative illnesses.<br />Other studies show that an alternative reason may also be that as people age, their kidneys are less capable of filtering aluminum as it enters the body, leading to a build-up of the chemical element in the brain.