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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 21, 2021·3 min read

New Mothers Could Help Protect Other Babies’ Brains

Stem cells collected from the placentas of women who gave birth to healthy babies could reduce neuroinflammation and reduce brain injury in growth-restricted babies.

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·November 19, 2021·5 min read

Plant Based Diet May Ease Chronic Migraine Severity

Switching to a diet that includes more leafy greens, including spinach and kale, reduces inflammation and oxidative stress, and improved symptoms associated with chronic migraine.

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·October 25, 2021·5 min read

Air Pollution Reduces Sperm Counts Through Brain Inflammation

A new mouse study reveals the impact of air pollution on male fertility. Researchers report air pollution reduces sperm count in mice by inducing inflammation in specific brain areas.

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·October 18, 2021·4 min read

Neuroinflammation Protein Linked to Worse Survival in Men With Glioblastoma

Variations in the TSPO neuroinflammation-associated protein's structure correlates with worse survival outcomes for male glioblastoma brain cancer patients than females.

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·October 14, 2021·6 min read

How Highly Processed Foods Harm Memory in the Aging Brain

A diet high in processed foods leads to neuroinflammation and memory decline in older rats, a new study reports. Supplementing a processed food diet with DHA, an omega 3 fatty acid, helped mitigate memory problems and reduce inflammation.

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·August 26, 2021·3 min read

Inflammatory Proteins Help Better Diagnose Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

Testing for specific inflammatory proteins in cerebrospinal fluid can help doctors to diagnose the early onset of Alzheimer's disease and track the progression of the disease in patients.

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·August 10, 2021·2 min read

Young, Healthy Woman Suffers Brain Inflammation After Mild COVID-19 Infection

Mainly associated with COVID infection in the elderly, researchers report a young, otherwise healthy woman was diagnosed with COVID-19 CNS vasculitis following infection.

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·July 14, 2021·5 min read

Signaling Molecule That May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease Identified

Mouse and human studies reveal Interleukin-3 may modify immune responses in the brain that cause cell death and lead to Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 22, 2021·7 min read

Signs of Inflammation in Brains of People Who Died of COVID-19

Post-mortem studies of COVID-19 patients revealed significant signs of neuroinflammation and impaired brain circuits which researchers believe were caused by the disease. Researchers said the changes noticed in the brains of COVID patients were similar to the changes that occur in both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

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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.