By engineering human immune cells called microglia, the researchers have created living cellular 'couriers' capable of responding to brain pathology and releasing therapeutic agents exactly where ...

By engineering human immune cells called microglia, the researchers have created living cellular "couriers" capable of responding to brain pathology and releasing therapeutic agents exactly where ...

Microglia are a type of small macrophage-like glial cell in the central nervous system. Microglia can engage in phagocytosis, and are involved in immune responses within, as well as the ...

By engineering human immune cells called microglia, the researchers have created living cellular "couriers" capable of responding to brain pathology and releasing therapeutic agents exactly where ...

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Astrocytes are the largest and most prevalent type of glial cell in the central nervous system. Astrocytes contribute to formation of the blood–brain barrier, participate in the maintenance of ...

The research team at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences confirmed the existence of microglia — a type of immune cellin the peripheral nervous ...

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Their research focused on a type of brain cell called astrocytes. These cells have long been seen as “helper” cells that support neurons—the main cells that send messages in the brain.