The findings provide «a convincing explanation of
how dying neurons attract microglia,» says Frank Kirchhoff, a glia physiologist at the University of Saarland in Homburg, Germany, who was not involved in the study.
Not exact matches
To slow or halt illness progression, scientists must first determine why and
how the
neurons are
dying.
«Researchers discover
how neurons tell each other to
die under trauma, disease.»
His lab will also continue working to understand why the build up of cholesterol causes
neurons to
die and
how HPβCD is able to remove cholesterol from cells.
Matthew Rand, a mercury toxicologist at the University of Vermont, has shown in fruit fly models that mercury binds to cells, including
neurons, and interferes with signals being sent to the cells that control
how they develop, replicate, and
die.