The Brain’s Silent Partnership: How Astrocytes and Microglia Talk From Birth to Disease
A new review reveals that astrocytes and microglia engage in lifelong bidirectional communication that shapes brain development, maintains homeostasis, and ...
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Scientists Discover Hidden Brain Currents That May Drive Stroke and Epilepsy Damage
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time in human brain tissue that blocking glutamate transporters elicits a sustained NMDA receptor-dependent ...
Tiny Membrane Bubbles May Explain How Glaucoma Damages the Optic Nerve
New research shows that Caveolin-1, the core protein of mechanosensitive caveolae, is concentrated in optic nerve head astrocytes and rises ...
Astrocyte Gene ATP13A2 Revealed as a Hidden Brake on Brain Inflammation in Parkinson’s Disease
New research shows that the Parkinson's-linked gene ATP13A2 keeps astrocytic mitochondria in balance, and that its loss triggers excessive mitochondrial ...
DNA Nanosensors Paired With AI Aim to Catch Brain Inflammation Early
A new review in Results in Chemistry details how programmable DNA nanobiosensors combined with artificial intelligence could enable early detection ...
Astrocytes Emerge as Central Players in the Deadly Chain Linking Seizures to Breathing Failure
A new review argues that astrocytes, not just neurons, play a pivotal role in the respiratory failure and brainstem dysfunction ...
Silent Synapses Wake Up: How Dormant Brain Connections Could Reshape Treatment of Disease
A sweeping review reveals how dormant silent synapses are activated through coordinated molecular machinery, and how their failure or overactivation ...
Alcohol Rewires the Brain’s Insulin and Notch Signals to Strip Away White Matter
A new postmortem study reveals that alcohol use disorder disrupts insulin, IGF, and Notch signaling in frontal lobe white matter, ...
Prior Flu Infection Reshapes Brain Inflammation and Behavior in Alzheimer’s Mice
A new mouse study shows that a prior H1N1pdm influenza infection reshapes social, affective, and memory behavior and intensifies neuroinflammation ...
How Metabolic Syndrome May Prime the Brain’s Immune Cells and Weaken Its Brakes Against Seizures
A new hypothesis-driven framework proposes that metabolic syndrome may prime the brain's immune cells through trained-immunity-like mechanisms and weaken parvalbumin ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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