Summary: Researchers compiled emerging evidence to prove that astrocytes, traditionally dismissed as passive, structural “glue” cells, are active directors of neural circuitry and emotional processing. The investigators mapped the cellular…
Category: astrocytes
Microglial State Transitions Dictate Alzheimer’s
Summary: Researchers unmasked a critical cellular transition that dictates whether Alzheimer’s disease pathology triggers clinical dementia. The research analyzed brain tissue from older adults, including cognitively healthy centenarians, to map…
Linking Childhood Trauma to Mental Illness: Astrocytes Key to the Puzzle
Summary: The removal of excitatory synapses by astrocytes, triggered by stress hormones, can lead to mental illnesses induced by childhood neglect or abuse. The study reveals that synthetic glucocorticoids, or…
