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Can we use a magnet to see brain inflammation?

The brain: that beautiful and complex organ that we all possess and use to control the body, and with which the body interacts in multiple ways. The embodied brain maintains - most of the time - a harmonious equilibrium that results in a robust and... click to read more

Raquel Garcia-Hernandez | PhD student at Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante

Santiago Canals | Principal Investigator, Professor at Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante

Silvia de Santis | Principal Investigator at Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante

microglia

Neuroinflammation

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Reading time 4 min

published on Sep 25, 2023

Help or harm? How immune cells of the brain balance the immune response

Macrophages are found in essentially all tissues. Kupffer cells are in the liver, alveolar macrophages are in the lungs, monocytes are in bone marrow and blood, and microglia are in the brain and spinal cord - and the list goes on. The brain and spinal cord,... click to read more

Nathan J. Michaels | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Jason R. Plemel | Assistant Professor at University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

macrophages

microglia

neuroscience

neuroimmunology

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Oct 7, 2020