Summary: Researchers have demonstrated a definitive brain-gut-bone marrow axis in mice that explains this destructive link. The data reveals that chronic psychological stress suppresses key executive and emotional regions of…
Category: immune system
T Cells Found Living in Healthy Brains
Summary: Contrary to long-standing beliefs, T cells—key immune cells—have been discovered in the healthy brains of both mice and humans. These cells, previously thought to only enter the brain during…
Unexpected Role of Immune Autoantibodies in Schizophrenia
Summary: A study reveals a connection between schizophrenia and autoimmune reactions. The researchers identified autoantibodies against the synaptic protein neurexin 1α in about 2% of patients with schizophrenia. These autoantibodies,…
