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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·January 26, 2023·4 min read

          Special Vascular Cells Adjust Blood Flow in Brain Capillaries Based on Local Energy Needs

          Researchers identified a specific type of cell that sits on top of the brain's smallest blood vessels that sense when their region of the brain is in need of energy.
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          This shows the covid-19 structure and a blood vessel
          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·July 18, 2021·4 min read

          3D ‘Assembloid’ Shows How COVID-19 Infects Brain Cells

          A newly created stem cell model demonstrates a potential route of entry of the COVID-19 virus, SARS_CoV_2, into the human brain.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·March 18, 2021·4 min read

          Could Leak in Blood-Brain Barrier Be Cause of Poor Memory?

          Researchers investigate the role the blood-brain barrier may play in age-related memory problems.
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          This shows capillaries in the brain
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·February 18, 2021·7 min read

          Light and Genetic Probes Untangle Dynamics of Brain Blood Flow

          Researchers use two-photon imaging and optogenetics to isolate and study brain capillaries in animal models.
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          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·July 12, 2019·3 min read

          Healthy blood vessels may be the answer to Alzheimer’s prevention

          Damaged capillaries in the brain may set the stage for the development of Alzheimer's disease, years before symptoms appear.
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          This shows neurons
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·June 24, 2019·3 min read

          Certain cells secrete a substance in the brain that protects neurons

          Vascular cell loss results in neuron loss, researchers report. However, pericytes secrete a substance that helps protect neurons, even when vascular cell degeneration begins to occur.
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          This shows blood vessels
          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·June 23, 2019·2 min read

          Squeezing of blood vessels may contribute to cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s

          Capillary constriction caused by amyloid beta restricts cerebral blood flow in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Inhibiting the capillary constriction may potentially reduce some of the neurodegenerative features of Alzheimer's.
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          FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·March 3, 2018·3 min read

          Promising Therapeutic Approach for Spinal Cord Injuries

          Researchers improve the recovery of function in mice following spinal cord injury.
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          white matter
          FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·February 5, 2018·6 min read

          Half of All Dementias Start with Damaged ‘Gatekeeper’ Cells

          Researchers reveal pericytes play a critical role in white matter health and the development of dementia.
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          pericytes
          FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·January 2, 2018·5 min read

          How the Brain Responds to Vascular Injury

          A new neuroimaging study reveals pericytes, a type of cell found in the brain's blood vessels, grow to compensate for the loss of neighboring cells.
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          Image shows pericytes.
          FeaturedNeurology
          ·January 30, 2017·3 min read

          A Glitch in ‘Gatekeeper Cells’ Slowly Suffocates the Brain

          A new study reveals pericyte degeneration may influence the development of Alzheimer's disease.
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          The image shows the pericytes in a mouse brain.
          NeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·December 13, 2013·4 min read

          Study Breaks Blood-Brain Barriers to Understanding Alzheimer’s

          Pericytes could provide novel targets for the treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.
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