Microglial Synaptic Pruning
During brain development, the brain makes way more synaptic connections than it needs — like building more roads than necessary. Microglia (the brain's immune cells) act as "pruners" — they identify w...
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iPSC (Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell)
iPSCs are adult cells (like skin cells) that have been reprogrammed back to an embryonic-like state. They can become any cell type in the body. It's like hitting the "reset button" on a fully grown ce...