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.
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.
A newly created stem cell model demonstrates a potential route of entry of the COVID-19 virus, SARS_CoV_2, into the human brain.
A new study reveals pericyte degeneration may influence the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers improve the recovery of function in mice following spinal cord injury.
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.
Researchers reveal pericytes play a critical role in white matter health and the development of dementia.
Researchers investigate the role the blood-brain barrier may play in age-related memory problems.
Researchers use two-photon imaging and optogenetics to isolate and study brain capillaries in animal models.
Pericytes could provide novel targets for the treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.
Damaged capillaries in the brain may set the stage for the development of Alzheimer's disease, years before symptoms appear.
