The central nervous system (CNS) has its own resident and dedicated battalion of immune cells, called microglial cells. However, they are far more than just immune cells and are critical in the health ...

Microglia — immune cells in the brain and spinal cord — play crucial roles in keeping the brain healthy, including helping ...

Microglia are a specialized type of immune cell that accounts for about 10% of all cells within the brain and spinal cord.

Microglia, a type of immune cell, account for about 7 percent of all brain cells. The possible connections between the cells and disease are not fully comprehended, but experts say microglia's ...

Microglia are the brain's resident immune cells. Their job is to patrol the brain's blood vessels looking for invading pathogens to gobble up. But what happens when they go rogue? Historically ...

Microglia are a type of small macrophage-like glial cell in the central nervous system. Microglia can engage in phagocytosis, and are involved in immune responses within, as well as the ...

This study presents a fast method for generating human microglia from iPSCs, paving the way for breakthroughs in ...

People with depression have fewer active microglial cells, according to a new study by the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. What does that mean? Depression is a significant contributor to ...

This is shown by a study that is now published in Nature Aging. The brain's own immune cells are called microglia and are found in the central nervous system. They are big eaters that kill viruses ...

A new understanding of Alzheimer’s disease is shaking up what many believed about how this devastating illness takes hold.

Microglia are the brain's resident immune cells. Their job is to patrol the brain's blood vessels looking for invading pathogens to gobble up. But what happens when they go rogue? Historically ...