During development, there are known sex-related differences in how microglia function. But into adulthood, there was thought to be less variation in how they behave. Microglia maintain neuronal ...

A study led by Turkish researcher Pinar Ayata unveiled a critical mechanism involving microglia—specialized immune cells in the brain—that could open new avenues for treating Alzheimer's ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. This lack of progress has prompted many research groups to look instead at non-neuronal cells in the brain, and in particular, at immune cells ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered a novel mechanism involved in brain development. They found that small fragments called micronuclei produced by neuronal nuclei are released into ...

Scientists provide new evidence that preventing brain inflammation is a promising approach for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Their findings, based on studies in cell culture, mice and tissue ...

Shane Liddelow, New York University After the researchers demonstrated that the astrocytes were growing without baseline reactivity in culture, they transitioned the astrocytes to a pathogenic state ...

At the same time microglia can’t respond normally to this early nondegenerative process, which accelerates it.” All of this remains to be tested, he added. For her part, Young will use hiPSC ...

Researchers find that microglia function differently in males versus females, potentially having broad implications for how neurological diseases are studied. A collision happens. Someone is hurt ...

Scientists from DZNE, University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn provide new evidence that preventing brain inflammation is a promising approach for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease ...