Summary: Microglia, the brain’s immune cells, play vital roles in clearing toxins and maintaining neuronal health but can also contribute to neurodegenerative diseases if overactive. New research ...

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 ...

Exercise may positively influence the interactions between brain cells in the hippocampus, a brain region involved in ...

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 ...

In this valuable manuscript, authors ablate cerebellar oligodendrocytes during postnatal development and show that synchrony of calcium transients in Purkinje neurons and behaviours are affected even ...

In a trial featuring a mouse model of Alzheimer's, scientists found that inhaling a mixture containing xenon gas helped ...

The researchers, led by a team from the City University of New York (CUNY), believe this pathway – called the integrated stress response (ISR) – causes brain immune cells called microglia to go 'dark' ...

Retro Biosciences will back clinical trials for three drugs—including a potential Alzheimer’s disease treatment set to begin ...

BALTIMORE — After their dismal 3-14 season and four straight games with 10 points or fewer, the Browns have fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey and offensive line coach Andy Dickerson, a ...

Upon arrival with the Cincinnati Bengals, new offensive line coach Scott Peters doesn’t have a jaw-dropping resume as a former player, nor a multi-page resume like some of the other coaching hires ...