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

Researchers Have Been Able To See Neuroinflammation Of Alzheimer's By Studying Dish Model!

"Building on their development of the first culture system to replicate fully the pathology behind Alzheimer’s disease, a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has now produced a system that includes neuroinflammation, the key biological response that leads to the death of brain cells." Read article...

Alzheimer’s in a dish’ model provides some answers. The Harvard Gazette. July 31, 2018.

Yes, Fibromyalgia Is Due To Inflammation In The Brain!

"A recent collaborative study involving researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden using PET imaging has revealed evidence of widespread brain inflammation in fibromyalgia. This could be extremely vital in helping to identify treatment targets for this condition, which is poorly understood and inadequately treated at present." Read more...

Extensive brain inflammation present in fibromyalgia patients, shows recent multicenter study. Medical News _Life Sciences. September 28, 2018.

Dietary Fiber May Prevent Aging Complications In The Brain!

"As mammals age, immune cells in the brain known as microglia become chronically inflamed. In this state, they produce chemicals known to impair cognitive and motor function. That's one explanation for why memory fades and other brain functions decline during old age. But, according to a new study from the University of Illinois, there may be a remedy to delay the inevitable: dietary fiber. " Read more...

Dietary fiber reduces brain inflammation during aging. September 14, 2018, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Uncontrolled Inflammation In The Brain Leads To Brain Cell Loss!

"In a study of inflammation mechanisms in the brain, researchers from the University of Bonn in Germany have identified how, as we get older, a vicious cycle of poorly regulated inflammatory responses leads to the loss of brain cells." Read more...

How uncontrolled inflammation leads to brain cell loss. Maria Cohut. Medical News Today. September 5, 2018.