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Microglia loss triggers glial stress and white matter damage in

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 27th June 2025

Nature Immunology, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41590-025-02194-8 We show that mutations in the CSF1R gene, which cause the rare neurodegenerative disease ALSP, lead to the loss and abnormal activation of microglia. Read More

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Cosmic Mystery Solved: Astronomers Have Discovered the Universe’s “Missing” Matter

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 27th June 2025

Guided by fast radio bursts, astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics have mapped how ordinary matter is distributed in the space between galaxies and have detected the most distant fast radio bursts ever observed. A Read More

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Mutations in the human <i>CSF1R</i> gene impact microglia’s maintenance of

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 26th June 2025

Nature Immunology, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41590-025-02195-7 Adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by pathogenic CSF1R mutations. Here the authors find that microglial loss Read More