In mice with symptomatic prion disease, microglia partially envelop many neurons. This correlates with worsening infection, beginning two weeks before symptoms. Neuron engulfment may mark a shift from ...

In healthy brains, immune cells called microglia patrol for damage, clearing away debris and harmful proteins. But in the ...

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Their research is published in the journal Nature Communications. Stroke negatively influences interaction of microglia and neurons The vasculature, that is, the system of blood vessels of the SVZ ...

Torrents of data from cell atlases, brain organoids and other methods are finally delivering answers to an age-old question.

Motor neurone disease is a rare condition of the ... Discover how iPSC-derived microglia are advancing neuroinflammation research and neurodegenerative disease modeling. In this interview ...

This signaling also enhances neuron growth, and an increase in astrocytes ... transformation and retinal ganglion cell death.” With microglia, the review shows that some studies believe GLP ...

They found that transcripts are less methylated in microglia than in other cells ... Tegowski identified 18 distinct subtypes of glutamatergic neuron. Each had between 70 and 200 differentially ...

Loss of myelin compromises neuron function and communication and is a key step in the neurodegenerative process of many CNS diseases, including Alzheimer’s Disease. “Activated microglia play a central ...