How gene-environment interactions and brain immune cells affect Alzheimer’s disease

Institution

The Florey

Illness/Condition

Alzheimers Disease

Year Of Grant

2024

Researcher

Dr Huan Liao
Dr Thibault Renoir

Summary

The findings from this project provide critical insights into how environmental factors and immune cells interact in the brain. They highlight the potential of environmental interventions in improving motor and cognitive functions, offering promising strategies for mitigating neurodegenerative symptoms. Although microglia manipulation showed limited direct effects on these behaviours, the research opens new avenues for exploring brain-immune interactions in health and disease.