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Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 18, 2019·7 min read

Whole body vibration shakes up microbiome, reducing inflammation in diabetes

Whole-body vibration (WBV) therapy may be a way in which inflammation associated with diabetes can be controlled. WBV alters the microbiome, increasing levels of a bacterium that creates short-chain fatty acids, which help the body to better use glucose. Read More

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 4, 2020·5 min read

Dopamine signals may guide migration of immune cells to infection sites

Dopamine may play a role in activating immune cells to migrate in the early stages of infection. Read More

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 16, 2020·2 min read

A new strategy for the management of inflammatory pain

M2 macrophages can produce various endogenous opioids, such as endorphins, enkephalin, and dynorphin, which activate opioid receptors at the site of inflammation. Read More

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience Pain

·March 4, 2021·4 min read

A New Cell Type Implicated in Chronic Pain and Inflammation

MRC1+ macrophages are dysfunctional in animal models of neuropathic pain. Stimulating the expression of the anti-inflammatory protein CD163 reduced signs of neuroinflammation in the spinal cords of mice with neuropathic pain. Read More

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