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

Researchers have discovered that when photoreceptor cells in the retina are damaged, microglia, or the brain’s immune cells, ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

New study reveals how a DNA regulatory switch controls stem cell function, enabling the production of blood cells and ...