We’re unlocking the mysteries of lifelong brain resilience

Contrary to long-standing views, Knight Initiative-funded researchers found bone marrow-derived cells infiltrate the aging human brain, paving the way for brain-targeted cell therapies

The discovery from an unusual team of computer scientists and pathologists overturns longstanding dogma – and could point the way toward new therapies for neurodegenerative disease

Two immune cell types’ contact plays a major role in aging, and blocking a hormone’s influence on one of those types halted mice’s age-associated decline in multiple organs