Brain damage caught in the act

Scientists have uncovered how inflammation and lack of oxygen conspire to cause brain damage in conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease.The discovery, published in Neuron, brings researchers a step closer to finding potential targets to treat neurodegenerative disorders.Chronic inflammation and hypoxia, or oxygen deficiency, are hallmarks of several brain diseases, but little was known about how they contribute to symptoms such as memory loss.The study used state-of-the-art techniques that reveal the movements of microglia, the brain's resident immune cells.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news