The study, published in Cancer Cell, demonstrates that microglia, a type of resident immune cell in the brain, can be ...

By using CRISPR-Cas9, they deleted the FIRE sequence, which is a super enhancer in the gene encoding CSF1R, a receptor required for microglia development and survival. 13 FIRE has redundant function ...

A study led by Turkish researcher Pinar Ayata unveiled a critical mechanism involving microglia—specialized immune cells in the brain—that could open new avenues for treating Alzheimer's ...

Microglia—the brain’s own macrophages—can prompt excess eating and subsequent weight gain in mice fed high-fat diets, according to a study published today (July 5) in Cell Metabolism. The researchers ...

Microglia are immune cells in the central ... They remove damaged or unnecessary neurons, prune synapses during development ...

During development, there are known sex-related differences in how microglia function. But into adulthood, there was thought to be less variation in how they behave. New research from the Del ...

#medindia #brain #fat’ The Need for Gender-Specific Research in Neuroscience During development, there are known sex-related differences in how microglia function. But into adulthood ...

Microglia are imperative to maintaining neuronal function by clearing toxins in the brain and central nervous system. But if they are overactive, they can damage neurons instead and, in some cases, ...

During development, there are known sex-related differences in how microglia function. But into adulthood, there was thought to be less variation in how they behave. New research from the Del ...