Natural process activating brain's immune cells could point way to repairing damaged brain tissue
Sunday, October 21, 2012 - 14:40
in Health & Medicine
The brain's key "breeder" cells, it turns out, do more than that. They secrete substances that boost the numbers and strength of critical brain-based immune cells believed to play a vital role in brain health. This finding adds a new dimension to our understanding of how resident stem cells and stem cell transplants may improve brain function.