Immune cells called regulatory T cells have long been known for their role in countering inflammation. In the setting of infection, these so-called Tregs restrain the immune system to ensure it ...

Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) have identified a mechanism that may explain the neurological symptoms of long COVID. The study shows that the SARS-CoV-2 ...

Globally recognized as the premier source of clinical, basic, and translational research on stem cells of all tissue types and their potential therapeutic applications. A new study in the ...

Cells hidden in the skull may point to a way to detect, diagnose and treat inflamed brains. A detailed look at the skull reveals that bone marrow cells there change and are recruited to the brain ...

Doctors can often see signs of meningitis and its complications on an MRI. But MRI alone is usually not enough to confirm a diagnosis. Meningitis is a serious and urgent condition. According to the ...

Cerebrospinal fluid washes waste from the brain, eventually draining into the lymph nodes and bloodstream—but exactly how this flow bypasses the brain’s barriers to reach the periphery has remained ...

Meningitis, which led to actress Daveigh Chase's death, is the inflammation of the protective membranes surrounding the brain ...

In their growing interest in the brain's border tissues, Alzheimerologists realize that they know little about some of its cells. One new study now sheds light on the astrocytes that form the glia ...