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·February 15, 2022·7 min read

A New Atlas of Cells That Carry Blood to the Brain

Researchers have created a comprehensive atlas of cell types in the brain's cerebrovascular system.

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·October 20, 2021·3 min read

Glial Cells Crucial to Maintaining Healthy Gut Immunity

Glial cells coordinate immune responses in the gut following infection. Researchers report glial cells could be targets for therapeutics to treat inflammatory bowel disorders.

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·October 1, 2021·5 min read

Revealing the Logic of the Body’s Second Brain

Findings shed new light on the gut's enteric nervous system, offering hope for treatments for a range of disorders.

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·June 14, 2021·3 min read

A New Model of Alzheimer’s Progression

A new model of Alzheimer's progression highlights the link between glial cells, toxic protein buildup, and neurodegeneration.

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·April 16, 2021·6 min read

Coronavirus Does Not Infect the Brain but Still Inflicts Damage

COVID-19 may not directly infect the brain, but the virus is still capable of causing significant neurological damage, a new study reports. Researchers say the neurological changes seen as a result of coronavirus infection are likely related to inflammation triggered by viral infection in different parts of the body or the brain's blood vessels.

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·September 16, 2020·5 min read

New Path to Neuron Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury Discovered

Axon regeneration and dramatic improvements in functional recovery occurred when lactate was applied to damaged neural tissue. Treatment with lactate also significantly improved locomotion and restored some walking capability in mouse models of SCI.

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·September 12, 2020·4 min read

Glial Cells Play an Active Role in the Nervous System

Glial cells not only control the speed of nerve conduction, but they also influence the precision of signal transduction.

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·July 6, 2020·4 min read

How Much Oxygen Does the Brain Need?

Researchers directly measured oxygen levels in an intact brain and correlated it with neural activity. During normal activity, only 50% of oxygen is used for neural activity, the remaining 50% is required for glial cells and maintaining the metabolic rate of other nerve cells.

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·March 16, 2020·4 min read

New research on brain structure highlights cells linked to Alzheimer’s and autism

Astrocytes are not uniform, as previously believed, but take distinct molecular forms depending on their location in the cerebral cortex. Astrocytes also organize in layers in similar ways to neurons.