FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 22, 2021·4 min readImmune Cells in the Brain Share the WorkMicroglia immune cells can join together to form networks when needed, a new study reports. However, certain mutations associated with Parkinson's disease can impair this process.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 10, 2021·5 min readResearchers Build a Cellular Blueprint of Multiple Sclerosis LesionsAnalyzing the gene activity of 66,000 cells from human brain tissue, researchers generated a comprehensive map of cell types associated with brain lesions in multiple sclerosis, and their gene expression patterns and interactions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 18, 2021·6 min readHow Neuro-Immune Interactions Burn Deep FatResearchers identified the mechanisms in which neuro-immune processes trigger brain signals to instruct immune functions in visceral fat stores. The findings could pave the way for new treatments for obesity.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 8, 2021·4 min readImmune Cell Behavior That Plays a Key Role in Alzheimer’s Disease DiscoveredSustained microglia activation leads to the cells becoming senescent. This leads to an accelerated accumulation of amyloid in the brain, influencing the early stages of Alzheimer's development.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 3, 2021·5 min readThe Skull Is an Unexpected Source of Brain ImmunityImmune cells in the meninges come from bone marrow in the skull and migrate to the brain through special channels without passing through the blood. These immune cells help to guard the brain and spinal cord against inflammation and infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 26, 2021·3 min readImmune Cells Silence Neurons by Removing Synapses in Multiple SclerosisGray matter damage associated with multiple sclerosis progression may be caused by inflammatory reactions that lead to synaptic loss.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 25, 2021·4 min readNewly Discovered Subset of Brain Cells Fight Inflammation With Instructions From the GutA newly discovered microbiome-controlled anti-inflammatory subset of astrocytes helps researchers better understand inflammation of the central nervous system and its regulation.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 25, 2021·4 min readImmune Cells in the Brain Are Behind the Depression Experienced in InflammationMicroglia appear to play a key role in inflammation-associated depression.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 18, 2021·4 min readTiming Is of the Essence When Treating Brain Swelling in MiceMyelomonocytic cells, a type of immune cell, can both harm and help the brain following injury.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 14, 2020·5 min readAn Unexpected Role for the Brain’s Immune CellsMicroglia cells continuously survey the brain to help prevent sporadic seizures.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 20, 2020·4 min readGut Immune Cells May Help Send Multiple Sclerosis Into RemissionStudy finds signs of IgA antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis during a flare-up of the disease, but not when the patients are in remission. The findings suggest gut immune cells are involved in relapse episodes of multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 13, 2020·4 min readNew Therapy Improves Treatment for Multiple SclerosisBy fusing a cytokine to a blood protein, researchers have developed a new therapy to help treat multiple sclerosis.Read More