A team has identified an experimental molecule capable of "reprogramming" the brain's immune cells to restore part of their ...

Researchers at the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet, have identified a possible mechanism ...

In the search for answers about Alzheimer’s disease, researchers are taking a close look at the immune system of the brain. A new study uncovers how a key immune cell, called a microglia, might be the ...

In a study published in Cell, a research team led by Prof. Li Hanjie from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the presence of ...

Immune cells in the brain called microglia can partially break down large amyloid plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease by latching on to them, forming a sort of external stomach and releasing ...

A cross-section of the spinal cord showing neurons and glial cells. (Juan Carlos Juarez Jaramillo/iStock/Getty Images Plus) A ...

Microglia are a specialized type of immune cell that accounts for about 10% of all cells within the brain and spinal cord. They function by eliminating infectious microbes, dead cells, and aggregated ...

Researchers have unraveled how immune cells called microglia can transform and drive harmful processes like neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease. The study also integrates drug databases with real ...

Summary: A collaborative neurobiology study uncovered a cellular mechanism tied to the severe, rapid progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). Published by a multidisciplinary team analyzing human ...

High calcium levels in a specialised group of immune cells in the brain called microglia could be linked to anxiety, according to a study, results from which may pave way for new treatments for ...