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Many diseases cause severe damage due to brain inflammation. Managing this inflammation poses a significant medical challenge because the brain is protected by the skull. Now, new research has defined in detail the cells involved in these pathways and their function.

Scientists have discovered how poxviruses evade natural defences in living cells, and realised that drugs to stop them doing this are already available.

In the search for ways to fight methylmercury in global waterways, scientists discovered that some forms of phytoplankton are good at degrading the potent neurotoxin.

A new study reveals the inner workings of “viral factories,” clusters of viral proteins and genomes that form in host cells.

Growing evidence implicates neuroinflammation as a key driver of Parkinson's disease, and a new study has thrown light on how macrophages mediate the neuroinflammatory response in the brain.

To try to get ahead of future outbreaks and prevent congenital developmental disorders caused by such neurotropic viruses, a team set out to better understand how Zika affects the developing brain.

An international team analyses circadian rhythms in microorganisms and observes mechanisms that are reminiscent of clocks in more complex organisms.

Researchers have established that wheat gluten can induce brain inflammation in mice. The study could prove important for our understanding of how the human body processes gluten.

For the first time, scientists have investigated and revealed how neutralizing antibodies, including those described as broadly neutralizing, contribute to virus control in some HIV-1 carriers after treatment interruption.

The first case of concomitant visceral leishmaniasis and non-ulcerated cutaneous leishmaniasis in the same patient has been reported and draws attention to novel aspects of a disease that is advancing nationwide.