Controlling Microglia Activity May Benefit Those With Neurodegenerative Disease!

"A group of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators is proposing that targeting immune checkpoints—molecules that regulate the activity of the immune system—in immune cells called microglia could reduce the inflammatory aspects of important neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)." Read more...

Regulating microglial activity may reduce inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases.
October 17, 2018, Massachusetts General Hospital

Fish Exposed to Toxic Algae In Florida Waters Associated With Neurological Disease!

"Two of the nation's leading scientists working on the link between toxic algae and serious neurological diseases, said for them, eating a fish from waters bearing obvious cyanobacteria is simply too great a health risk — and a risk they would not take."

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Are the fish in Florida's polluted waters safe to eat? Ed Killer. July 18, 2018. 

New Immune Link to ALS Discovered!

Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a frighteningly progressive and almost unanimously fatal condition. Despite furious research, the exact causes are yet to come to light. New research published in the journal Science slots a new piece into the puzzle. Read more...

 Lou Gehrig's disease: new immune link uncovered. Tim Newman. Medical News Today. March 18, 2016. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/308034.php?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=56eba9cc04d30105fb1887a9&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook