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Mapping Tool Reveals Microglia’s Shape-Shifting Secrets
Mapping Tool Reveals Microglia’s Shape-Shifting Secrets
The approach could help test hypotheses about how atypical function of the brain’s immune cells contributes to autism.
The approach could help test hypotheses about how atypical function of the brain’s immune cells contributes to autism.
microglia, neuroscience, cell & molecular biology
Glial Ties to Persistent Pain
Mark R. Hutchinson | Jan 1, 2018 | 10 min read
Immune-like cells in the central nervous system are now recognized as key participants in the creation and maintenance of persistent pain.
Infographic: Two Pain Paths Diverge in the Body
Mark R. Hutchinson | Dec 31, 2017 | 2 min read
The acute pain that results from injury or disease is very different from chronic pain.
Microglia Turnover in the Human Brain
Shawna Williams | Oct 1, 2017 | 2 min read
Researchers find that about a quarter of the immune cells are replaced every year.