microglia
Britishnoun
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Although microglia naturally gather around these plaques, they are typically unable to remove them effectively.
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Normally, immune cells in the brain known as microglia help remove cellular waste.
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They also became the first to incorporate microglia -- immune cells found in the central nervous system -- to better replicate the inflammatory response that follows spinal cord injury.
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This molecule sends signals to immune cells known as microglia.
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But scientists have also linked Alzheimer's to many other factors, including tau proteins, lysosomes, chronic inflammation, immune cells called microglia, and additional biological processes.
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