Epstein-Barr Virus and brain cross-reactivity: possible mechanism for Multiple Sclerosis

The role that Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) plays in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) may be caused a higher level of cross-reactivity, where the body’s immune system binds to the

Genetic variants linked to Alzheimer’s trigger brain inflammation in females, preclinical study finds

Inflammatory microglia from a female brain in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. The mice also carry the APOE4 and TREM2 genetic risk factors. Yellow dots indicate that these microglia exhibit a senescent phenotype. Credit:

Discovery of ‘item memory’ brain cells offers new Alzheimer’s treatment target

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have discovered the neurons responsible for “item memory,” deepening our understanding of how the brain stores and retrieves the details of “what” happened