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Immune Molecule Alters Cellular Makeup of Human Brain Organoids
Charles Q. Choi, Spectrum | Apr 17, 2023 | 4 min read
The changes may help explain the link between maternal infection and autism, though more research is needed.
How Infectious Diseases Affect the Brain
The Scientist | Apr 8, 2021 | 1 min read
From a loss of taste to dementia, infectious agents cause an array of neurological symptoms.
Haydeh Payami is wearing a purple dress and an orange and pink scarf and standing in front of a whiteboard.
A Microbial Link to Parkinson’s Disease
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Dec 4, 2023 | 6 min read
Haydeh Payami helped uncover the genetic basis of Parkinson’s disease. Now, she hopes to find new ways to treat the disease by studying the gut microbiome.
Infographic: Brain Infection and Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology
Jill U. Adams | Aug 31, 2017 | 1 min read
Emerging evidence links bacterial or viral infection with the neuropathology of Alzheimer’s disease.
Do Microbes Trigger Alzheimer’s Disease?
Jill U. Adams | Sep 1, 2017 | 10 min read
The once fringe idea is gaining traction among the scientific community.
Panels showing different kinds of microglia
Mapping Tool Reveals Microglia’s Shape-Shifting Secrets
Angie Voyles Askham, Spectrum | Dec 14, 2022 | 4 min read
The approach could help test hypotheses about how atypical function of the brain’s immune cells contributes to autism.
Contributors
Ben Andrew Henry | Nov 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the November 2016 issue of The Scientist.
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Revealing Neuronal Influencers Among the Gut Microbiome
The Scientist | Mar 2, 2022 | 1 min read
In this webinar, Sarkis Mazmanian and Daniel Mucida highlight how intestinal bacteria influence neuronal function and regeneration.
illustration of neurons in blue with synapses lighting up
Gut Molecule Linked to Decreased Myelination in Mouse Brains
Angie Voyles Askham, Spectrum | Feb 17, 2022 | 4 min read
A study shows that a molecule produced by intestinal microbes can enter the brain and that its presence is also associated with altered brain connectivity.
3D image of a neuron cell network with a red glow representing inflammation.
New Insight into Brain Inflammation Inspires New Hope for Epilepsy Treatment 
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Jun 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Clinicians and researchers teamed up to investigate how inappropriate proinflammatory mechanisms contribute to the pathogenesis of drug-refractory epilepsy.

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