Immune cells flood into the aging brain, Stanford scientists discover

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For decades, scientists have generally viewed the brain's immune system as largely separate from the immune defenses operating throughout the rest of the body. The brain has its own specialized immune cells, along with the blood-brain barrier, which restricts many substances and cells from entering brain tissue.

New research from Stanford is challenging that picture. Scientists found that large numbers of immune cells from elsewhere in the body enter the human...

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