Stationed within the meninges, squads of immune cells lie in wait, ready to unleash an inflammatory assault within the brain if needed. Holding these trigger-happy troops back during peacetime falls ...

Meningitis is an infection that causes the thin layers of the meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord to become inflamed, explains Dr. Rodrigo Hasbun, an infectious diseases professor at ...

During development, two coordinated events shape the morphology of the mammalian cerebral cortex, leading to the cortex’s columnar and layered structure: the proliferation of neuronal progenitors and ...

Table 2. Distinction between atypical lymphoid proliferations rich in Reed–Sternberg-like cells (reactive immunoblasts) and classic Hodgkin lymphomas. Aspects Atypical lymphoid proliferations ...

It is likely that neuroinflammation-induced damage, impaired neurological function, and persistent nociceptive input lead to morphological changes in the cerebral cortex, which may trigger ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — Shorter protective caps on chromosomes called telomeres, a proposed marker of accelerated biological cell aging, may be associated with an increased risk of stroke, dementia and ...

Impaired central nervous system function may be seen in meningococcal disease as a result of both direct invasion of the meninges by the bacteria and ... between raised intracranial pressure and brain ...