Microglia are emerging as critical regulators of neuronal function and behavior in nearly
every area of neuroscience. Initial reports focused on classical immune functions of …

One of the most important causes of neurological morbidity and mortality in the world is
ischemic stroke. It can be a result of multiple events such as embolism with a cardiac origin …

While modernization has dramatically increased lifespan, it has also witnessed the nature of
stress has changed dramatically. Chronic stress result failures of homeostasis and thus lead …

There is significant interest in understanding inflammatory responses within the brain and
spinal cord. Inflammatory responses that are centralized within the brain and spinal cord are …

Inflammatory reactivity to acute laboratory stress is thought to reflect individual differences in
responsivity to environmental stressors and may confer future health risk. To characterize …

Neurocardiology is an emerging specialty that addresses the interaction between the brain
and the heart, that is, the effects of cardiac injury on the brain and the effects of brain injury …

Rationale Psychosocial stressors are a well-documented risk factor for mental illness.
Neuroinflammation, in particular elevated microglial activity, has been proposed to mediate …

Mental health disorders, particularly depression and anxiety, affect a significant number of
the global population. Several pathophysiological pathways for these disorders have been …

Data from clinical and preclinical studies indicate that immune dysregulation, specifically of
inflammatory processes, is associated with symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) …

There is a growing emphasis on the relationship between the complexity and diversity of the
microorganisms that inhabit our gut (human gastrointestinal microbiota) and health/disease …