Sentences with phrase «away cellular debris»

Stimulation of gamma waves reduced levels of amyloid - β, decreased phosphorylation of tau, and led the brain's immune cells — microglia — to perform their usual housekeeping role, clearing away cellular debris, including amyloid - β (as opposed mounting an inflammatory response as microglia do in Alzheimer's disease, Tanzi explained).

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«We came up with a list of potential cellular candidates that could be compensating for the loss of these specific macrophages and used several different tests to determine which cells were clearing away the nerve debris after injury,» Lindborg said.
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