New research has identified that neuroinflammation driven by microglia (immune cells in the brain) is a primary underlying ...

The blood-brain barrier border protects the brain by regulating the flow of molecules, peptides, and cells, but it also keeps out many therapeutics. Now, researchers have harnessed the power of a ...

In the search for answers about Alzheimer’s disease, researchers are taking a close look at the immune system of the brain. A new study uncovers how a key immune cell, called a microglia, might be the ...

Irvine, Calif., April 21, 2025 — A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders, according to ...

Scientists have spotted a new variety of riled-up microglia that drives swelling in the human brain. In the November 18 Neuron, researchers from China led by Haixiao Liu, Shunnan Ge, and Yan Qu at ...

More than 7 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, and two-thirds of them are women, according to the Alzheimer's Association. The O'Banion Lab at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the ...

Research led by the SickKids Research Institute in Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania, has found that immune-related ...

Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A ...