microglia
2 stories tagged "microglia"
Brain & Aging
A molecule your body already makes coaxed exhausted brain cells back to fighting Alzheimer's
Spanish and Swiss researchers report that OLE, a fatty-acid amino-acid the body already makes, coaxed sluggish microglia to surround amyloid plaques and improve memory in Alzheimer's mice.
Brain & AgingThe Same Mutations That Drive Blood Cancer Keep Turning Up in Alzheimer's Brains
A new Cell paper finds Alzheimer's brains are riddled with the same mutations that drive blood cancers, in the immune cells that are supposed to be protecting neurons.