Hypertension is a condition that millions of Americans of all ages face. Hypertension is another term to describe chronic high blood pressure. There are a number of health issues that hypertension can put someone at risk of, including heart … [Read more...]
The Brain’s Immune Cells and Recovery
New research on the brains of mice revealed that turning immune cells in the brain into neurons can help mice that have suffered stroke-like damage to successfully restore their brain functioning. When someone suffers from a … [Read more...]
Immune Cells in the Brain and Alzheimer’s
New research shows that targeting the immune cells in the brain can be a beneficial treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. The team believes that they have found that activating immune cells in the right fashion can help to slow … [Read more...]
How Waste in Brain Cells Impacts Quality of Life
Recently, a team of researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine found that rejuvenating immune cells in the brain of mice help those mice to more efficiently clear out toxic waste from their brains. This was true even … [Read more...]
The Role of Immune Cells in Fighting Alzheimer’s
A new study is helping researchers better understand why Alzheimer’s disease begins, and how it spreads within the brain. The research focused on microglia, which are a sort of first responder cell when something isn’t right … [Read more...]