Obesity leads to cognitive impairment by activating microglial cells, which consume otherwise functional synapses in the hippocampus, according to a study of male mice published in JNeurosci. The research suggests that microglia may be a potential therapeutic target for one of the lesser known effects of this global health epidemic on the brain. Nearly two […]
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‘Microbubbles’ could destroy more than half of hard-to-treat tumours
Chemotherapy breakthrough: ‘Microbubbles’ loaded with drugs could destroy more than half of hard-to-treat tumours without any side effects Destroy 60% of hard-to-treat cancers, such as breast and lung, in mice Therapy only targets immune cells that work to fight off tumours Therefore avoids the side effects of treating all cells, like inflammation Means drugs could […]