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 ...

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

After years of neglect, glial cells are finally registering on drug developers' radar. This reflects increasing knowledge not only about their immunological functions, particularly those related ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered a novel mechanism involved in brain development. They found that small ...

Pharmaceutical companies ramp up efforts to get the brain’s immune cells to help treat Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions, but not everyone agrees the approach will be effective.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Glial cells perform most of the other functions, such as insulating the wires, supporting the structure and clearing out debris. Until recently, scientists could only study bulk tissue samples ...

In the case of Alzheimer's, these cells can transform into neurons and glial cells, which become damaged and die when the disease takes ... Over time, this significantly impairs brain functions such ...