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 ...

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

During most eye infections or injuries, neutrophils, immune cells found in the blood, are usually the first line of defense. However, researchers at the Flaum Eye Institute and Del Monte Institute for ...

These Immune Cells Eat Molecular Trash to Keep Alzheimer's at Bay UCSF scientists have discovered how microglia engulf and break down amyloid beta, a protein that builds up in Alzheimer’s, with ...

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

Man with deadly glioblastoma shows no signs of disease after taking experimental immunotherapy drug ipilimumab, inspiring a ...

MS may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, possibly due to changes in the activity of immune T-cells, a new genetic ...

Without the receptor, ADGRG1, the microglia barely nibbled on the toxic protein. Using a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, the researchers observed how the loss of ADGRG1 led to the rapid buildup of ...

Ben Trotman, diagnosed with terminal glioblastoma in 2022, experienced a complete remission after receiving ipilimumab before ...

Chemical chatter from resident bacteria in the gut can hit the brain and nervous system in real time, shaping behavior and ...