Major depressive disorder affects hundreds of millions worldwide, but a key to understanding its origins may lie in the brain’s immune system. New findings spotlight astrocytes—previously overshadowed ...

The immune system is the body's protector. Following the detection of a potential threat, such as a bacterial or viral infection, a healthy immune system will attack the foreign invader. What many ...

A recent breakthrough by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, offers a fresh and promising path toward ...

Recent research highlights carnosic acid, found in rosemary and sage, as a potential weapon against Alzheimer's. Scientists ...

Boosting Klotho protein levels in mice improves physical and cognitive aging, offering potential for future longevity ...

PDE-1905, offers high-resolution imaging of neuroinflammation by targeting a key enzyme inside microglia, the brain’s immune ...

A new machine learning model shows that star-shaped brain cells may be responsible for the brain's memory capacity, and someday, it could inspire advances in AI and Alzheimer's research.

R136S, or the “Christchurch mutation,” appears to protect against Alzheimer’s disease by suppressing inflammatory signaling ...

The process of creating new brain cells is called neurogenesis. Researchers first observed neurogenesis after birth in lab animals of various ages, including mice, rats and songbirds. In adult ...

T cells have been found in the brain meninges as well (May 2021 news; Feb 2025 news), but flow cytometry and single-cell RNA sequencing confirmed that these SFO CD4+ T cells are distinct. They ...

A newly developed PET radiotracer has shown the ability to produce high-quality images of real-time brain inflammation, ...