Scientists at UCSF have uncovered how certain immune cells in the brain, called microglia, can effectively digest toxic amyloid beta plaques that cause Alzheimer’s. They identified a key receptor, ...

Millions of people who recover from infections like COVID-19, influenza and glandular fever are affected by long-lasting symptoms. These include chronic fatigue, brain fog, exercise intolerance, ...

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

Microglia replacement therapy helps treat people with a rare genetic condition called ALSP, suggesting the approach could also work for other neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s ...

Researchers reveal that microglia, the brain's immune cells, play a key role in protecting retinal health and managing eye ...

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

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

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 ...

Following on from their breakthrough human trial that successfully reprogrammed the immune system to overpower glioblastoma, ...

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