Low Levels Of Pro-inflammatory Agent Help Cognition In Rats

Saturday, February 15, 2014 - 14:20 in Health & Medicine

SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 28, 2014) — Although inflammation is frequently a cause of disease in the body, research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio indicates that low levels of a pro-inflammatory cytokine in the brain are important for cognition. Cytokines are proteins produced by the immune system. read more

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