Aging doesn't just change what brain cells do, it changes what they are! New study shows microglia cells replaced over time by monocyte-like inflammatory cells due to DNA methylation changes, consistent with brain aging and dementia resulting from epigenetic information loss👏🧵
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Delaney et al. show that reducing microglial proliferation worsens network hyperactivity in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model, suggesting that microglia help maintain synaptic and circuit stability. https://t.co/YAK9OYzSQm