Neuroscience

Understanding the role of microglia in Alzheimer's disease

Microglia are specialized immune cells in the brain. While they normally protect our brains, they can also contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. The exact mechanism behind this contribution is not ...

Neuroscience

Brain changes behind pain sensitivity may affect older women more

A new study has found that the brain system enabling us to inhibit our own pain changes with age, and that gender-based differences in those changes may lead females to be more sensitive to moderate pain than males as older ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

A type of dementia that hits the brains of men and women differently

Dementia is a brain disease that affects mental capacities such as the individual's memory, language, or capacity to understand and deal with emotions. Among the different types of dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) ...

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