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 ...

The study, published in the journal Neuron, highlights microglia, the brain's primary immune cells, as central players in both the protective and harmful responses associated with the disease.

Sphere of Influence. In iAssembloids, microglia (red) form projections (white arrows), while astrocytes (green) assume star shapes typically found in the brain. [Courtesy of Kampmann et al., 2025.] ...

Microglia are a type of small macrophage-like glial cell in the central nervous system. Microglia can engage in phagocytosis, and are involved in immune responses within, as well as the ...

Morphological profiling allows accurate identification of cell types in dense iPSC-derived cultures, allowing its use for quality control and differentiation monitoring.

Electron micrographs show typical microglia in the prefrontal cortex of a 92-year-old healthy female (left) and dark microglia a 91-year-old female patient with Alzheimer’s disease (right).

Xenon gas, currently used in medicine as an anesthetic and neuroprotective agent for treating brain injuries, showed ...

Caption Using live cell imaging microscopy, the scientists observed the formation of connections between neurons and microglia. The video above shows the formation of TNTs between a neuron and ...

the researchers went on to show how the ISR pathway was causing dark microglia to release harmful lipids into the brain's tissues. It was these damaging fats that caused the damage to synapses and ...