While everyone has heard about neurons, the information transmitting cells in the nervous system, astroglia is…
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Epstein-Barr virus linked to multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating autoimmune condition whereby neurons lose their myelin sheath leading to…
A glial cell that touches the heart
A new type of cell has been identified in the heart of several organisms, from the…
The art of forgetting: microglia eats memories away in mice
As important as remembering, it is forgetting. As Sherlock Holmes said the brain is like a…
T cells could be key for early Alzheimer’s detection
For a long time Alzheimer disease has been studied mostly as a neuronal disease. However, recently…
A new type of spatial neuron found
First of all, I don’t want to mean that a neuron was found in space, but…
Caloric restriction in disease
In previous articles we introduced the potential of caloric restriction (CR), that is a reduction of…
What can mad cow disease teach us about Alzheimer’s
If you’re old enough, you might remember hearing about the mad cow disease crisis in Europe…
What worms can teach us from aging. An interview with Olivia Casanueva
Olivia Casanueva is a successful woman in science. Not long ago she got an ERC Grant…