Stroke remains one of the leading causes of death, disability, increased economic burden and decreased quality of life around ...

Medical researchers have identified a new type of microglia associated with stroke in the ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injured brain. A research team, affiliated with UNIST has identified a new type ...

Role of Microglia in Causing Stroke Microglia, the primary immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS), are known to eliminate unwanted germs and debris and remove dying neurons.

Every fortress needs watchmen, sentinels who don’t just sound the alarm, but sense when danger is approaching. For decades, we believed the brain’s sentinels were microglia alone, immune cells ...

Now, researchers from Kyushu University in Japan have converted microglia, the brain’s primary immune cells, into neurons to restore motor function in stroke-affected mice. “When we get a cut ...

Until now, brain bleeds were thought to result mostly from damaged or weakened blood vessels, especially in people with high ...

in post-stroke neuroinflammation. Immunofluorescence staining of mouse brains revealed that NLRC5 was mainly expressed in microglia.

In addition, it was discovered that certain immune cells (microglia and macrophages), which are also found in the vicinity of the infarct, release a signalling molecule (osteopontin).

Known as microglia, these specialised immune cells are our brains’ premier defenders. They protect us from invaders, clear away debris and maintain connections between neurons to ensure the ...