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The review points to "senolytic" therapies, which aim to remove aging glial cells, as a possible way to improve brain health and slow decline.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

After treatment with dancing molecules, the gelled nanofiber scaffold reduced inflammation, shrank glial scarring, stimulated neurite extension, and encouraged neurons to grow in organized patterns.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

When compared with autopsy samples from individuals without epilepsy, the tissue from TLE patients showed a five-fold increase in senescent glial cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

By contrast, suzetrigine inhibits pain by taking advantage of voltage-gated sodium channels found on the membranes of neurons, muscle cells and glial cells, particularly at the junction between neurons and muscle cells.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2025

As the axon-dendrite pathway is used repetitiously, the surrounding glial cells become larger and more tightly wrapped around the electrically conductive axon-dendrite pathways, thereby transforming the memory from a short-term memory to a long-term memory.

From Sequential Problem Solving A Student Handbook with Checklists for Successful Critical Thinking by Lozo, Fredric