Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered a novel mechanism involved in brain development. They found that small ...

The study, published in Cancer Cell, demonstrates that microglia, a type of resident immune cell in the brain, can be ...

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 ...

A study led by Turkish researcher Pinar Ayata unveiled a critical mechanism involving microglia—specialized immune cells in the brain—that could open new avenues for treating Alzheimer's ...

Wu and colleagues confirmed that cultured-microglia-carrying lipid droplets struggled with phagocytosis, poorly engulfing ...

Researchers suspected that microglia could also break down amyloid plaques, but it was unclear how the cells could consume these massive aggregates, which are much bigger than they are. "We found ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered a novel mechanism involved in brain development. They found that small fragments called micronuclei produced by neuronal nuclei are released into ...

During development, there are known sex-related differences in how microglia function. But into adulthood, there was thought to be less variation in how they behave. Microglia maintain neuronal ...

We have discovered that brain immunocompetent cell microglia have very important role in evoking the intractable pain. In this project, we clarify the mechanism of the pain based on the functions of ...