Immune System

A Rarely Studied Brain Structure Provides New Clues About Psychosis
In a vivid example of the power of basic research, a team of researchers has performed the first analysis of the relation between psychosis and alterations in a vital structural feature of the brain… Read More
Immune System Factor Could Be Mobilized to Boost Motivation and Cognitive Deficits in Mental Illness
People with a variety of psychiatric conditions, including major depression and schizophrenia, can take a variety of medicines that control some, although often not all, of their symptoms. Two… Read More
Pregnancy May Alter Brain’s Immune Function
During pregnancy and for some time after giving birth, a woman’s immune response in the brain may be tuned down, a new study in rats suggests. This research was published in the November 2017 issue… Read More
Brain Cells
Microglia, immune cells that reside in the brain and spinal cord, are a first-line defense against infection in the central nervous system. But the immune cells play more than a protective role—they… Read More
Creative concept of the brain
A new method of capturing and analyzing images of the brain, described June 16 in the journal Cell, lets scientists see exactly which neurons fire throughout the brain of a mouse at a given time. The… Read More