Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial cells. While brain cells do the heavy lifting in the ...

Glial cells play a crucial role in the development and function of the nervous system, particularly in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly). These support cells are essential for ...

Glial cells provide structural and other kinds of support to neurons and help to ensure that neurons can function properly. There are multiple types of glial cells with distinct purposes.

"Changes in these genes point to deteriorated neuronal structure and function in many neuronal and glial cell types, as well as increased immune response and inflammation in the brain’s immune ...

New research on nematodes reveals how glial cells maintain and monitor neuronal dendrites. Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial cells. While brain cells do the heavy ...

Cecile Richards, a prominent advocate for women's rights and other progressive causes and former President of Planned ...

The brain plays a big part in the aging process, and scientists think they’ve pinpointed the specific cells that control it. In a study of mice, researchers at the Allen Institute identified ...

Glial cells, such as astrocytes and oligodendrocytes ... with evidence of impaired vascular function. Furthermore, the microglial cells in aged brains formed new clusters associated with pro ...

The Deneen Lab seeks to unlock the enigmatic biology surrounding glial cell development and function in the brain. Beginning with developmental gliogenesis, we identified the key transcriptional ...

The increasing implication of glial cells in neurodegenerative diseases makes them an appealing addition to iPSC-based model systems for investigating disease mechanisms. Over the last decade, Dr.