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Microglia stained black
Opinion: Harnessing Microglia Cells to Stave Off Neurodegeneration
Dialing up the activity of a protein called SYK in the brain’s “janitors” could provide an avenue to treat Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Opinion: Harnessing Microglia Cells to Stave Off Neurodegeneration
Opinion: Harnessing Microglia Cells to Stave Off Neurodegeneration

Dialing up the activity of a protein called SYK in the brain’s “janitors” could provide an avenue to treat Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Dialing up the activity of a protein called SYK in the brain’s “janitors” could provide an avenue to treat Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

neurodegenerative diseases, neuroscience, immunology

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