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·November 28, 2021·5 min read

Exercise May Reduce Brain Inflammation, Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer’s

Physical activity appears to reduce microglial activation and improve cognition in the aging human brain, researchers report.

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·November 16, 2021·4 min read

Neuroimmune Interactions and Brain Plasticity

Researchers examine how neuroimmune interactions promote brain plasticity and shed new light on how neuroimmune activity may have implications for a range of disorders, including neurological changes experienced by COVID-19 survivors.

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·November 5, 2021·4 min read

The Role of Gene Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease in Brain’s Immune Cells

Deleting ABI3, a gene associated with Alzheimer's disease, significantly increased amyloid-beta accumulation in the brain and decreased the amount of microglia around amyloid-plaques, researchers report.

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·October 16, 2021·4 min read

Discovery of New Role for the Brain’s Immune Cells Could Have Alzheimer’s Implications

Study reveals microglia play an important role in the maintenance of blood delivery to the brain. The findings may prove important to the study and treatment of cognitive decline, dementia, and stroke.

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·October 13, 2021·3 min read

In Neurodegenerative Diseases, Brain Immune Cells Have a Ravenous Appetite for Sugar

In the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases, microglia consume glucose to a greater extent than previously believed. The findings may serve as a new biomarker for a range of neurodegenerative disorders.

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·September 22, 2021·4 min read

Immune Cells in the Brain Share the Work

Microglia 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.

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·September 10, 2021·5 min read

Researchers Build a Cellular Blueprint of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions

Analyzing 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.

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·August 15, 2021·4 min read

Brain Gene Expression Patterns Altered by Chronic Opioid Use

Opioid use disorder affects genes associated with proinflammatory immune molecule encoding and genes associated with remodeling the extracellular matrix, suggesting the connection between neurons may be altered as a result of opioid use. Additionally, those with OUD have higher levels of microglia in the brain.

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·July 23, 2021·4 min read

Brain-Repair Discovery Could Lead to New Epilepsy Treatments

Microglia do not only remove damaged materials following a seizure, they also appear to heal damaged neurons.

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·July 14, 2021·4 min read

Compound Derived From Turmeric Essential Oil Has Neuroprotective Properties

Aromatic turmerone, a compound derived from turmeric essential oil, and its derivatives directly affect dopamine neurons to generate neuroprotective properties in tissue culture models of Parkinson's disease.

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·July 8, 2021·4 min read

ALS: Study Shows Role of Brain’s Immune Cells

Hyperactive microglia immune cells may play a significant role in the development of ALS, researchers report.

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·June 14, 2021·4 min read

Inflammatory Processes Are Altered in the Brains of People With Opioid Use Disorder

Neuroinflammation may be a key player in the pathological brain changes produced as a result of chronic opioid use. Microglia is likely responsible for the majority of the changes.