Surprising finding fills gap in understanding astrocytes’ role in brain disease SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE Astrocytes–the star-shaped cells of our brain–are very busy. Their job description includes maintaining the blood-brain barrier, removing excess neurotransmitters, repairing brain tissue and more. IMAGE: THIS IS JEROLD CHUN, M.D., PH.D., PROFESSOR AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF NEUROSCIENCE...
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Dietary fiber reduces brain inflammation during aging
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES URBANA, Ill. – As mammals age, immune cells in the brain known as microglia become chronically inflamed. In this state, they produce chemicals known to impair cognitive and motor function. That’s one explanation for why memory fades and other brain functions decline during old age....
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How ugly marital spats might open the door to disease
Study links couples’ hostility and gut bacteria, inflammation in bloodstream COLUMBUS, Ohio – Married people who fight nastily are more likely to suffer from leaky guts – a problem that unleashes bacteria into the blood and can drive up disease-causing inflammation, new research suggests. It’s the first study to illuminate this particular pathway between bad...
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Study links suicidal thoughts to brain inflammation
New research suggests anti-inflammatory drugs could be used to manage acute depressive symptoms in some people A growing body of research is suggesting that brain inflammation could be responsible for some major depressive episodes. A new study from a team at the University of Manchester has now made an even more specific contention –...
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