Can we use a magnet to see brain inflammation?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk747

Keywords:

Neuroinflammation, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Microglia

Abstract

The brain's immune system helps us defend ourselves against pathogens and attacks, but what happens when it doesn't or it overreacts? Could it be dangerous? More importantly - Is there a way to detect it on time? Here we have developed a potential diagnostic tool for noninvasive detection of brain inflammation, which we believe could be critical for the diagnosis and monitoring of brain diseases.

Author Biographies

Raquel Garcia-Hernandez, Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante

PhD student

Santiago Canals, Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante

Principal Investigator, Professor

Silvia de Santis, Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante

Principal Investigator

Original article reference

Garcia-Hernandez, R., Cerdán Cerdá, A., Trouve Carpena, A., Drakesmith, M., Koller, K., Jones, D. K., Canals, S., & de Santis, S. (2022). Mapping microglia and astrocyte activation in vivo using diffusion MRI. Science Advances, 8(21). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abq2923

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Published

2023-09-22

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Neurobiology

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Some rights reserved 2023 Raquel Garcia-Hernandez, Santiago Canals, Silvia de Santis

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