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March 15, 2016 News by Margarida Azevedo, MSc

Potential Implications for Parkinson’s Disease in Study of How Estrogen Controls Brain Inflammation in Birds

Researchers at American University in Washington, D.C. studied the rapid response that takes place in the brains of zebra finches in response to trauma and found that estrogen, produced by glial cells in the brain in response to injury, has the ability to control excessive inflammation. These findings might represent a new…

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