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·April 26, 2023·6 min read

Shaping Minds: How the Immune System Molds Rat Brains in Development

Immune system cells in female rat brains consume and digest neurons, sculpting a specific brain region during development and potentially impacting behavior. This insight into the interplay between biological sex, the immune system, and brain development may pave the way for understanding why certain brain disorders are more prevalent in one sex and could inform future treatments or prevention strategies.

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·April 6, 2023·3 min read

Beige Fat Could Hold Key to Age-Related Metabolism Change

Stimulating the production of white adipose tissue, or beige fat, helps to reverse a slowing metabolism. The findings could help ward off age-related weight gain and prevent metabolism disorders.

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·April 4, 2023·6 min read

Traumatic Brain Injury Interferes With Immune System Cells’ Recycling Process in Brain Cells

Following TBI, the brain's immune cells' internal recycling functions slow significantly, allowing waste products to build up and interfere with injury recovery. Treatment with rapamycin helps lower neuroinflammation and promoted cellular recycling following TBI.

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·March 31, 2023·5 min read

Centenarians Possess Unique Immunity That Helps Them Achieve Exceptional Longevity

Centenarians harbor a unique immune cell type, immune activity, and highly functioning immune system that has adapted to a history of illness, allowing for exceptional longevity.

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·March 27, 2023·6 min read

Study Maps Out Links Between Psychosis and Our Immune System

Findings reveal increased risk factors for psychosis in those with higher levels of certain cytokines involved in inflammation.

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·March 13, 2023·4 min read

Epilepsy Could Become Easier to Pinpoint With Blood Test

Higher levels of immune proteins are present in the blood both before and after an epileptic seizure. Researchers say the biomarkers can be identified via a simple blood test.

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·March 13, 2023·4 min read

A New Immune Pathway Sheds Light on ALS

A recent study reveals that certain proteins, usually associated with inflammation and immunity, can cause damage to our neurons, contributing to ALS.

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·March 2, 2023·4 min read

Pregnant Patients With Anxiety Shown to Have Altered Immune Systems

Pregnant women with anxiety have higher levels of cytotoxic T cells and a difference in the activity of immune markers that circulate in the blood compared to pregnant women without anxiety.

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·March 1, 2023·8 min read

How Bacteria Invade the Brain

Harmful bacteria exploit the nerve cells in the meninges, suppressing the immune response and allowing infection to spread in the brain.

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·March 1, 2023·4 min read

Depression Linked to Immune Response in Some People

Changes in different components of the immune system, both adaptive and innate immune responses, may play a role in the development of depression in some people.

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·February 28, 2023·6 min read

Identifying the Inflammatory Cells Behind Chemo Brain

Microglia appear to be associated with brain fog and memory problems that arise as a result of exposure to chemotherapy, researchers discovered. Deleting the immune cells from the microglia in mice who received the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel lowered inflammation and restored memory function.

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·January 30, 2023·5 min read

How Our Brains Turn Into Smarter Disease Fighters

CRISPR gene editing created the G795A amino acid which was introduced to microglia derived from human stem cells. Researchers were able to transplant the donor microglia immune cells into humanized rodent models while administering an FDA-approved cancer drug called pexidartinib. The inclusion of the amino acid cause the donated microglia to thrive and resist the drug, while the host microglia died. The findings open the door for new methods of using microglia to treat a range of neurodegenerative disorders.

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immune system

Shaping Minds: How the Immune System Molds Rat Brains in Development

Beige Fat Could Hold Key to Age-Related Metabolism Change

Traumatic Brain Injury Interferes With Immune System Cells’ Recycling Process in Brain Cells

Centenarians Possess Unique Immunity That Helps Them Achieve Exceptional Longevity

Study Maps Out Links Between Psychosis and Our Immune System

Epilepsy Could Become Easier to Pinpoint With Blood Test

A New Immune Pathway Sheds Light on ALS

Pregnant Patients With Anxiety Shown to Have Altered Immune Systems

How Bacteria Invade the Brain

Depression Linked to Immune Response in Some People

Identifying the Inflammatory Cells Behind Chemo Brain

How Our Brains Turn Into Smarter Disease Fighters

Two Key Signals Shape Brain Structure Early, Varying by Person

Setting and Mindset Shape Ayahuasca’s Mental Health Effects

Why Alcohol Hits Women Harder

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