By Isabella Cueto Aug. 22, 2022 A researcher works in the lab at the Tisch MS Research Center of New York. COURTESY TISCH MS RESEARCH CENTER OF NEW YORK It was a shot in the dark — or at best, a dimly lit room: injecting a mouse with a little bit of spinal cord fluid...
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New test detects tell-tale danger signs in spinal fluid
Rare cells resembling those previously thought to exist only in the brain have been discovered in the spinal fluid of HIV patients by using a sensitive new genetic test that could provide insights into a host of neurological diseases. Microglia in the hippocampus. Credit: stock.adobe.com In many infected adults, HIV affects the central nervous system and...