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Image shows an older man holding his head in pain.

Featured Neurology Pain

·May 4, 2016·5 min read

Pain Causes Older Adults to Develop More Inflammation Over Time

As we age, we grow more sensitive to pain, a new study reports.

Featured Neurology

·March 11, 2016·4 min read

Rapid Response for Inflammation Control in Bird Brains May Lead to Human Therapies

Understanding how songbirds respond so quickly to trauma and are able to control neuroinflammation may lead to human therapies to hasten stroke recovery, a new study suggests.

Brain scan with the striatum highlighted in red.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·February 2, 2016·3 min read

Inflammation Attacks Brain’s Reward Center, Increasing Depression Risk

According to a new study, the striatum may be directly affected by inflammation, increasing the risk for depression related symptoms.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reports the immune system could potentially be harnessed to help clear amyloid plaques in order to help in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.

Brain Cancer Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 9, 2015·6 min read

Immune Function Changes Can Occur 5 Years Before Brain Cancer is Detected

A new study reports changes in immune function can occur up to five years before the diagnosis of brain cancer, which typically only produces symptoms three months before it is detected.

This image shows astrocytes expressing ccl2.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 10, 2015·3 min read

The Role of Astrocytes in Brain Inflammation and Neurodegenerative Disease

According to a new study, astrocytes abandon their role in protecting and repairing neural damage when primed by the degeneration of cells around them.