Researchers have unraveled how immune cells called microglia can transform and drive harmful processes like neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease. The study also integrates drug databases with real ...

Dominika Pilat, PhD, and Ana Griciuc, PhD, of the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital are the lead and senior authors of a paper published in Neuron, "The Gain-of-Function ...

Findings reveal that microglia may serve as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of hyponatremia-related neurological dysfunctions and osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) Low serum sodium ...

Major depressive disorder affects hundreds of millions worldwide, but a key to understanding its origins may lie in the brain’s immune system. New findings spotlight astrocytes—previously overshadowed ...

New research has identified that neuroinflammation driven by microglia (immune cells in the brain) is a primary underlying ...

More than seven million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and two-thirds of them are women, according to the Alzheimer’s ...

A 30% calorie reduction over decades slows brain aging in monkeys by preserving microglia and oligodendrocytes, new research ...