Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite, is silently affects brain signaling - possibly altering neural balance even in people without ...

Huntington's disease has long defied attempts to rescue suffering neurons. A new study in Cell Reports shows that ...

Glial cells play an important role in supporting the body's central and peripheral nervous systems. Several types, each with different functions, of glial cells exist. Learn more here.

Huntington's disease has long defied attempts to rescue suffering neurons. A new study in Cell Reports shows that ...

Beyond that, combining glial replacement with other therapies, such as lowering mutant huntingtin expression and replacing lost neurons, may yield even greater benefits. “While mouse models don’t ...

A new study reveals that transplanting healthy human glial progenitor cells into adult mice with Huntington’s disease can delay motor and cognitive decline and extend lifespan.

Infection with a common parasite can seriously disrupt the brain function of intermediate hosts – potentially including ...

For example, glial cells are known to clear away abnormal build-up of protein, accompanied by an inflammatory response; neuroinflammation is a core pathology of AD.

Glial cells in fruit flies regulate sleep and metabolic homeostasis by tracking sleep need through calcium signals that rise during wakefulness and reset with sleep.

Less well understood is what role inflammation and glial changes play. Now, by analyzing single-nuclei RNA-Seq data from more than 400 postmortem brains, scientists have homed in on specific glial ...