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

This study describes a valuable new model for in vivo manipulation of microglia, exploring how mutations in the Adar1 gene within microglia contribute to Aicardi-Goutières Syndome. The methodology is ...

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

Common virus could be behind Alzheimer’s in some people, scientists say - Herpes virus may linger in gut and travel to brain ...

Microglia have been revealed to first help spread Alzheimer’s disease pathology across the brain and then activate to limit ...

Researchers with the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have unveiled a critical ...

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

Researchers identified a stress-induced microglial pathway that accelerates Alzheimer’s disease by releasing toxic lipids that harm neurons and synapses. Blocking this integrated stress response ...