/channels/taxonomy/term/9031/all en /channels/news/attack-silent-watchmen-charge-defend-nervous-system-218536 <p>In many pathologies of the nervous system, there is a common event - cells called microglia are activated from surveillant watchmen into fighters.  Microglia are the immune cells of the nervous system, ingesting and destroying pathogens and damaged nerve cells. Until now little was known about the molecular mechanisms of microglia activation despite this being a critical process in the body.</p> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:55:57 +0000 webfull 87741 at /channels /channels/channels/news/turning-skin-cells-brain-cells-268068 <h2>Microglia, critical to Alzheimer’s research, can now be produced artificially</h2> <p>The quest for better understanding of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has a powerful new tool at its disposal — the ability to artificially generate brain cells that have been shown to play an important role in the disease function.</p> Tue, 16 May 2017 14:09:42 +0000 webfull 128253 at /channels /channels/news/turning-skin-cells-brain-cells-268176 <p> Wed, 17 May 2017 17:42:09 +0000 webfull 128290 at /channels