Sentences with phrase «housekeeping cells of the brain»
The new study shows that astrocytes, also known as the housekeeping cells of the brain, promote the decline of neuron function in AD.
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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).