Microglia can partially break down amyloid plaques by "spitting" a digestive enzyme at them, a new study has found.

Immune cells in the brain called microglia can partially break down large amyloid plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's ...

Researchers have discovered a link between a chronic gut infection caused by a common virus and the development of ...

A chronic gut infection caused by a common virus may be linked to the progression of Alzheimer ’s disease, a new study has ...

A sequence of stress signals among specialized clean-up cells in the brain could at last reveal why some immune responses can ...

Immune cells in the brain called microglia can partially break down large amyloid plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease by latching on to ...

Gut-Brain Connection. People who have CD83+ microglia in their brains also have HCMV (top left) and IgG4 (top right) in their ...

Loss of the Y chromosome (LOY) in men, a dynamic mutation linked to aging, impairs immune function and increases risks of ...

Cornell researchers discovered that brain immune cells, called microglia, can partially break down Alzheimer’s amyloid ...

New treatments to slow the aging of the brain may be possible following a major breakthrough. American scientists have ...

Scientists mapped how aging alters gene expression across brain cell types in mice, revealing immune activation, neuronal ...