News tagged with microglial cells
Work in mice will contribute to the study of hereditary diseases that lead to blindness
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Researchers of the University of Granada (Spain) have used a technique consisting of the induction of neuronal degeneration neuronal for intense light exposure in the mouse's retina that will be helpful for ...
'First aid' for brain cells comes from blood
Apr 16, 2009 |
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In acute ischemic stroke, the blood supply to the brain is restricted. Initially, brain cells die from lack of oxygen. In addition, ischemia activates harmful inflammatory processes in the affected area of the brain. For ...
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Gliomas exploit immune cells of the brain for rapid expansion
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Gliomas are among the most common and most malignant brain tumors. These tumors infiltrate normal brain tissue and grow very rapidly. As a result, surgery can never completely remove the tumor. Now, the neurosurgeons Dr. ...
Researchers identify novel mechanism to reduce nervous system inflammation
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have discovered a new way to limit inflammation caused by the activation of microglia - key immune cells in the brain. Although the role of such cells is to "clean up damage" ...
Popular Alzheimer's theory may be false trail
Jun 15, 2009 |
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The idea that anti-inflammatory drugs might protect people struggling with dementia from Alzheimer's disease has received a blow with the online release of a study of human brain tissue in Acta Neuropathologica.
How does microglia examine damaged synapses?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Microglia, immune cells in the brain, is suggested to be involved in the repair of damaged brain, like a medical doctor. However, it is completely unknown how microglia diagnoses damaged circuits in an in vivo brain. Japanese ...
By shutting down inflammation, agent reverses damage from spinal cord injury in preclinical studies
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have been able to speed recovery and substantially reduce damage resulting from spinal cord injury in preclinical studies.
Manipulating brain inflammation may help clear brain of amyloid plaques
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 22, 2009 |
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In a surprising reversal of long-standing scientific belief, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have discovered that inflammation in the brain is not the trigger that leads to buildup of amyloid deposits and ...
Plant flavonoid found to reduce inflammatory response in the brain
May 20, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois report this week that a plant compound found in abundance in celery and green peppers can disrupt a key component of the inflammatory response in the brain. The findings ...
Study suggests antibiotic may prevent dreaded brain fever
Feb 19, 2008 |
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Two researchers from National Brain Research Center (NBRC) suggest that a common antibiotic called minocycline may prevent children from death due to Japanese encephalitis (JE), or commonly known as brain fever. Japanese ...
Commonly used ulcer drugs may offer treatment potential in Alzheimer's disease
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Apr 22, 2009 |
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In a new study, published in the May issue of Elsevier's Experimental Neurology, scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered that drugs commonly used to treat ulcers have significant neuroprotective proper ...
Old antibiotic may find new life as a stroke treatment
May 19, 2008 |
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An old intravenous antibiotic may have new life as a stroke treatment, researchers say. Minocycline appears to reduce stroke damage in multiple ways – inhibiting white blood cells and enzymes that, at least ...
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