A new study, led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, have generated the first comprehensive transcriptional atlas of neonatal mouse meningeal leukocytes, under normal conditions and after ...

Your meninges play an important function in your body as part of the brain and spinal cord. What are the meninges? Read on to learn what they do, signs of meninges-related conditions, and more. There ...

Scientists in Portugal led by Julie Ribot and Bruno Silva-Santos, Universidade de Lisboa, report that a gaggle of specialized T cells hide out in the meninges of the healthy mouse brain, where they ...

Scientists at the Institute of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Research at the University Medical Center Göttingen have discovered that pathogenic immune cells use the inner, soft layers of the ...

Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, which are membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Anyone, including adults, can develop meningitis. However, the risk is higher in people with ...

Following head injury, the protective lining that surrounds the brain may get a little help from its friends: immune cells that spring into action to assist with repairs. In a new study, scientists ...

UL’s Dr John Mulvihill talks about cellular mechanobiology, the mothers of the meninges and how his research might help predict recovery after head injuries. Dr John Mulvihill is an associate ...

Unexpected cells have been found in the protective membranes that enclose the brain, the so called meninges. These 'neural progenitors' -- or stem cells that differentiate into different kinds of ...

A meningitis test can diagnose meningitis, and help determine the cause of it. Tests may include a physical examination, blood tests and cultures, and imaging tests. Meningitis occurs when the ...

Headaches are among the most common symptoms of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. They may develop due to nerve irritation in your meninges. Share on Pinterest Maskot/Getty Images CSF leaks usually ...

Meninges are 3 connective tissue layers. They consist of the pia mater (closest to the central nervous system organs), the arachnoid and the dura mater (farthest from the brain and spinal cord). They ...