Microglia
It’s like a party in your brain
Fluorescent dyes light up a cellular community of neurons and brain immune cells (microglia), which were derived from stem…
Neural pathways
Exploring the diverse routes by which EMBL scientists are driving forward…
Captured: microglia nibbling on brain synapses
For the first time, EMBL Rome researchers have captured microglia nibbling on brain synapses on…
Making your brain social
In many people with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, different parts of the brain don’t talk to each other very well. Scientists have…
Locating ground zero
Like emergency workers rushing to a disaster scene, cells called microglia speed to places where the brain has been injured, to contain the damage by…
Gardening in the brain
Gardeners know that some trees require regular pruning: some of their branches have to be cut so that others can grow stronger. The same is true of…
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