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Microglia might lessen seizure severity in epilepsy
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Microglia might lessen seizure severity in epilepsy

by American Physiological Society New research in mice highlights the potential protective effect of microglia—a type of non-neuronal cell in the brain—against overactivation of the central nervous system during acute epileptic seizures. The study is published in the American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which the electrical activity of the...

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Suntanner, heal thyself: Exosome therapy may enable better repair of sun, age-damaged skin

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY In the future, you could be your very own fountain of youth – or at least your own skin repair reservoir. In a proof-of-concept study, researchers from North Carolina State University have shown that exosomes harvested from human skin cells are more effective at repairing sun-damaged skin cells in mice than popular retinol or stem cell-based treatments currently in...