Alzheimer's link to weird, lurking cells

• Autores: Andy Coghlan
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3085, 2016, pág. 12
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Mysterious shrunken cells have been spotted in the human brain for the first time. These cells appear to be associated with Alzheimer's disease, but their effect on our health remains unclear. To keep the brain tidy and free of infection, the body's microglial cells prune unwanted neural connections and destroy abnormal and infected brain cells. The previously unidentified cells discovered by Marie-Eve Tremblay of Laval University in Quebec, Canada, and her colleagues appear to be withered microglia.