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·June 3, 2021·5 min read

The Skull Is an Unexpected Source of Brain Immunity

Immune 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.

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·January 26, 2021·3 min read

Immune Cells Silence Neurons by Removing Synapses in Multiple Sclerosis

Gray matter damage associated with multiple sclerosis progression may be caused by inflammatory reactions that lead to synaptic loss.

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·January 25, 2021·4 min read

Newly Discovered Subset of Brain Cells Fight Inflammation With Instructions From the Gut

A newly discovered microbiome-controlled anti-inflammatory subset of astrocytes helps researchers better understand inflammation of the central nervous system and its regulation.

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·January 25, 2021·4 min read

Immune Cells in the Brain Are Behind the Depression Experienced in Inflammation

Microglia appear to play a key role in inflammation-associated depression.

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·January 18, 2021·4 min read

Timing Is of the Essence When Treating Brain Swelling in Mice

Myelomonocytic cells, a type of immune cell, can both harm and help the brain following injury.

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·December 14, 2020·5 min read

An Unexpected Role for the Brain’s Immune Cells

Microglia cells continuously survey the brain to help prevent sporadic seizures.

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·November 20, 2020·4 min read

Gut Immune Cells May Help Send Multiple Sclerosis Into Remission

Study 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.

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·October 13, 2020·4 min read

New Therapy Improves Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

By fusing a cytokine to a blood protein, researchers have developed a new therapy to help treat multiple sclerosis.

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·September 25, 2020·5 min read

A Genetic Variant That Protects Against Alzheimer’s Promotes Immune Cell Functions

PLCG2-P522R, a genetic variant that protects against Alzheimer's disease, enhances key functions of immune cells.

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·July 6, 2020·6 min read

To Let Neurons Talk, Immune Cells Clear Paths Through Brain’s ‘Scaffolding’

Dropping the level of the IL-33 immune molecule increased the number of synapses in the brain. In older mice, ramping up IL-33 helped push the number of new synapses toward a more youthful state.

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·April 16, 2020·4 min read

Researchers investigate overactive immune cells as cause of COVID-19 deaths

Study investigates whether overactive immune cells that produce neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are responsible for more severe and lethal cases of coronavirus.