The Immune Network of the Central Nervous System

“This is the first time we actually know how different body signals are being represented through the vagal interoception system to the brain in a very precise and accurate manner,” says co-senior investigator Rui Chang, PhD. “We know that the brain can very precisely discriminate signals, but what is the biological reason for that discrimination?”

The causes of dementia remain largely unknown to medicine. Scientists and researchers are working hard to connect what is known with gaps in treatment, and illuminating those mysteries that have yet to be resolved.

Alzheimer's researchers identify sex-specific differences by studying single cells, revealing genetic activity that may help explain women's risk for AD.