Summary: Unlike most tissues, the retina doesn’t summon neutrophils—the body’s typical first responders—when injured. Instead ...

During most eye infections or injuries, neutrophils, immune cells found in the blood, are usually the first line of defense. However, researchers at ...

Microglia replacement therapy helps treat people with a rare genetic condition called ALSP, suggesting the approach could ...

Early research shows replacing brain immune cells slows a rare brain disease, with potential implications for treating ...

Alzheimer's disease progression linked to microglia fat metabolism, potential new treatment target identified in recent study ...

Funded primarily by the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, and leveraging prior ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine created lab-grown immune cells that can track down toxic brain buildup and clear it away, restoring memory and brain function in mice.. They did ...

Remarkable medical breakthrough as 40-year-old Ben Trotman shows no signs of glioblastoma after experimental immunotherapy ...

Cells in key brain regions involved in Parkinson's retain a "memory" of pesticide exposure that disrupts gene expression, new ...

Maintaining good overall health is key to living a long life, but we may want to particularly focus on the state of our brain and immune system ...