Blood Brain Barrier and Inflammatory Cell Types in the Human CNS

In our last article, we introduced mast cells, their origins and morphology, and summarized how they are activated during IgE-mediated allergic responses. Here, we shift gears and explore how mast cells, together with microglia and the blood brain barrier, contribute...

The Pinky and the Brain: A Summary of EAE Mice as Models of Multiple Sclerosis

Mar 30, 2016

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammation-driven disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS). It is characterized by increased mononuclear cell infiltration of the CNS and autoimmune destruction of...

Cell-Based Therapies: New Hope for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Mar 11, 2016

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune/inflammatory disease that affects the brain, optic nerves and spinal cord (together called the central nervous system, CNS). It is an incurable, painful...

4 Futuristic Uses for Stem Cells

Feb 20, 2016

Stems cells are capable of becoming any type of cell and, given the right conditions, can grow indefinitely in cell culture. They appear to be an all-round solution to many scientific and medical...