Brain’s Inflammatory Response in Overdrive May Contribute to Common Brain Disorders
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Christian
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Today’s new findings show that:
- Inflammation in pregnant women due to infection or stress correlates with weaker connections between certain brain regions in their infant children
- Feeding mice an inflammation-causing high-fat diet during pregnancy increases depression-like behaviorin the mothers and their offspring
- A new imaging “tracer” offers clinicians a tool for following the progression of inflammation-related changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease, perhaps enhancing the ability to diagnose and monitor the disease
- A new lab technique is helping scientists better understand how inflammation leads to fatigue
- Estrogen-producing cells in the brains of songbirds help inhibit inflammation, perhaps limiting neural damage after a brain injury
http://www.sfn.org/~/media/SfN/Documents/Press%20Releases/2014/Neuroinflammation_PressPacket.ashx
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