FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 2, 2025·6 min readChronic Stress Sends Immune Cells to Brain, Driving DepressionA new study shows that chronic stress causes immune cells called neutrophils to leave bone marrow in the skull and collect in the brain’s protective membranes, where they contribute to depressive symptoms. In mice, blocking an immune “alarm” pathway reduced these cells and improved mood-related behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 24, 2025·4 min readImmune Cells Ignore Retinal Damage While Microglia Step InUnlike most tissues, the retina doesn’t summon neutrophils—the body’s typical first responders—when injured. Instead, microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, handle photoreceptor damage without calling for backup.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 25, 2020·2 min readHigher levels of destructive white blood cells associated with more severe COVID-19Patients with severe COVID-19 infections have higher blood levels of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which produce NETosis, an inflammatory type of neutrophil cell death. Researchers believe the NETs may be relevant to numerous aspects of novel coronavirus as thrombosis and inflammation are hallmarks of the severe infection.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 16, 2019·5 min readA new approach for treating inflammationTargeting the miR-199, a microRNA which reduces the migration of neutrophils could potentially reduce inflammation without compromising the immune system.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 28, 2019·6 min readGene activity database could spare thousands of miceA new, comprehensive database of gene activity in mice, which incorporates ten disease models, could significantly reduce the need for animal testing.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 27, 2018·4 min readUnearthing Secret Tunnels Between the Skull and BrainA new study sheds light on how immune cells may rush through channels to quickly get to injured brain tissue. Researchers say bone marrow in the skull is more likely to help supply neutrophils to the brain following a stroke.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·October 26, 2017·5 min readImmune Cells Could Help Rebuild Damaged NervesA new study reveals neutrophils can help the nervous system clear nerve debris and assist with neuroregeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 10, 2015·3 min readThe Role of Astrocytes in Brain Inflammation and Neurodegenerative DiseaseAccording to a new study, astrocytes abandon their role in protecting and repairing neural damage when primed by the degeneration of cells around them.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 11, 2014·4 min readStudy Blocks Multiple Sclerosis Relapses in MiceResearchers report the Del-1 protein reduces the severity of a disease equivalent to MS in mice.Read More
