Search For "microglia"
Study reveals how new brain mechanism associated with anxiety, OCD
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The epidemic and its effects have heightened anxiety to unprecedented proportions. However, the causes of anxiety-related disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD), remain unknown. In a new study, researchers from the University of Utah Health identified the role of a
Read More
Researchers study brain immune cells and used laser irradiation to alter t
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A multinational study team led by experts from DZNE, University Hospital Bonn, and the Netherlands studied brain immune cells and used laser irradiation to alter them. As molecular mediators, gene transcripts (mRNAs) will be used. Scientists want to learn more about how these cells change th
Read More
Study shows microglia cells colonize the human brain in waves
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New research published today by the University of Southampton shows new insight into how our brain develops, which can pave the way for treating neurological disorders.
Read More
Inflammation a significant factor contributing to Alzheimer's disease: St
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An important cause of Alzheimer's disease inflammation has recently been linked to a gene that is prevalent in the brain's cleaning cells, called microglia, according to a recent study. The discovery might offer a brand-new area of focus for treatments of the incurable disease.
Read More
Researchers discover molecule in brain that boost body's ability to fight
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): Researchers at UVA Health have identified a brain chemical that coordinates the immune system's reactions to multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's disease, potentially enabling medical professionals to boost the body's capacity to combat these and other d
Read More
Study finds how ancient viral genes helps brain to fight against new infec
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 27 (ANI): The impact of viruses on our daily lives, from the common cold to COVID-19, is enormous, but infections that took place millions of years ago have had a profound impact on the course of human evolution. This is due to the viral genes' incorporation into the
Read More
Study: Agonistic antibody works as a potential therapy in mice with Alzhei
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Houston [US], September 8 (ANI): A recently created agonistic antibody reduced amyloid pathology in mice with Alzheimer's disease, indicating its potential as a therapy for the condition, according to the researchers.
Read More
Study: Cells that results in neuronal death in a mouse model of mitochondr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): According to a recent study, a type of central nervous system cell, Microglia is primarily responsible for neuronal death in Leigh Syndrome and the neurological symptoms related to this mitochondrial disease. This research was measured by using a mouse model o
Read More
Role of gene associated with Alzheimer's disease in brain's immune cells i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): Indiana University School of Medicine researchers investigated how the immune cells in the brain -- microglia -- relate to a gene mutation recently found in Alzheimer's disease patients.
Read More
Study investigates role of gene associated with Alzheimer's disease in bra
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have been investigating how the immune cells in the brain -- microglia -- relate to a gene mutation recently found in Alzheimer's disease patients.
Read More
Controlling cholesterol in microglia alleviates chronic pain
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, have used a mouse model to demonstrate the pivotal role of cholesterol in CIPN, and proposed a novel therapeutic approach to reverse it.
Read More
New study offers potential new drug targets for Alzheimer's
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 5 (ANI): There are certain genes in the individual brain cells of an Alzheimer's patient that show distinctive cellular pathways, say researchers.
Read More