Immune response in brain, spinal cord could offer clues to treating neurological diseases

(University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry) An unexpected research finding is providing information that could lead to new treatments of certain neurological diseases and disorders, including multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's.Medical researcher Jason Plemel led a team that found immune cells in our brain and central nervous system, called microglia, interfere with blood immune cells called macrophages.This discovery suggests the immune cells in our brain and central nervous system a...