The part that activated microglia have in the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain is not well understood. The results of a recent study by Zhang et al. have now shown that both CNS-resident microglia ...

There is no escape from mental pain. It's necessary to learn techniques that soften the body's physiologic response to ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. This lack of progress has prompted many research groups to look instead at non-neuronal cells in the brain, and in particular, at immune cells ...