Microglia

Biology October 15, 2021

Discovery of Vital Role for the Brain’s Immune Cells Reveals a New Aspect of Human Biology

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed a vital but previously unknown role for immune cells that protect the brain from disease and injury:…

Biology June 5, 2012

Microglia Are Crucial to Pruning Neurons During Early Development

Microglia are brain cells, who’s spider-like resting state was somewhat mysterious until Axel Nimmerjahn, biophysicist at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, began to…

Biology March 19, 2012

Rett Syndrome Could be Reversed by Bone-marrow Transplant

Rett syndrome, a severe autism spectrum disorder, which affects roughly 1 girl in 10,000 to 20,000 worldwide, could be reversed by a bone-marrow transplant. The…