Immune Cells May Help Maintain Cognition And Brain Cell Renewal

Source: American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science
Posted: January 16, 2006

A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, led by Prof. Michal Schwartz of the Neurobiology Department, has come up with new findings that may have implications in delaying and slowing down cognitive deterioration in old age. The basis for these developments is Schwartz's team's observations that immune cells contribute to maintaining the brain's ability to maintain cognitive ability and cell renewal throughout life.