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Researchers in Massachusetts identified a stem cell in the body that morphs into a fat-storing machine when people eat high calorie diets. They believe it can be reversed with drugs in future.
A new study finds a direct link between two problems that emerge in Alzheimer’s disease: a buildup of double-stranded breaks (DSBs) in the DNA of neurons and the inflammatory behavior of microglia, the brain’s immune cells.
IEEE TNSE Best Paper Award
While neurons and glial cells are by far the most numerous cells in the brain, many other types of cells play important roles. Among those are cerebrovascular cells, which form the blood vessels that deliver oxygen and other nutrients to the brain.
Researchers have created a comprehensive atlas of cerebrovascular cell types and their functions that could help reveal new drug targets for Huntington’s disease.