Glia in Health and Disease

Margaret S. Ho, Alexei Verkhratsky, Shumin Duan, Vladimir Parpura

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Science Neuroscience Aging Neuroscience

Keywords: astroglia,­Microglia,­ALS,­Synaptic Transmission,­Myelination

Neuroscience in Africa

Nilesh B. Patel, Vivienne A. Russell, Nouria Lakhdar-Ghazal

Frontiers Media SA

This Research Topic covers some of the latest research on brain and behavior in health and disease...

Science Neuroscience Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience

Keywords: Africa,­biodiveristy,­hiv/aids,­Trypanosomiasis,­Alcohol effects,­Emerging viral diseases,­Environmental Pollutants,­Neuroanatomy,­Ethnopharmacology

Brain Protein Aging and Dementia Control

Gen Sobue, Naruhiko Sahara

Frontiers Media SA

Science Neuroscience Neurodegeneration

Keywords: Proteinopathy,­Dementia,­neurodegenerative disease,­Brain aging,­protein aggregates

Network Spread Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Ashish Raj, Yasser Iturria Medina

Frontiers Media SA

It is a real pleasure to introduce the excellent papers contributed by leading experts to our...

Science Neuroscience Neurodegeneration

Keywords: connectome,­neurodegeneration,­graph theory,­Alzheimer’s disease,­protein aggregation,­trans-neuronal transmission

Risk Factors and Outcome Predicating Biomarker of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Chaur-Jong Hu, Jean-Noël Octave

Frontiers Media SA

Biomarkers for risk detection and outcome prediction of neurodegenerative diseases become more and...

Science Neuroscience Neurodegeneration

Keywords: biomarker,­Neurodegenerative Diseases,­Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,­Alzheimer's disease,­Parkinson's disease,­Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease,­Neuroimaging,­Oxidative Stress

The Role of Glia in Alzheimer's Disease

Beatriz G. Perez-Nievas, Alberto Serrano-Pozo

Frontiers Media SA

We believe that the role of glia is the next frontier to be explored in Alzheimer’s...

Science Neuroscience Aging Neuroscience

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease,­amyloid plaques,­Astrocytes,­Cytokines,­glia,­Microglia,­multiphoton microscopy,­Neurofibrillary Tangles,­Neuroinflammation,­positron emission tomography

Axonopathy in Neurodegenerative Disease

Samuel D. Crish, Robert W. Burgess, Denise M. Inman, Christine M. Dengler-Crish, Jason R. Richardson, Brett Schofield

Frontiers Media SA

Axons are the major output processes of neurons, responsible for transmitting information to other...

Science Neuroscience Neurodegeneration

Keywords: axon degeneration,­Neuropathy,­Glaucoma,­Mitochondrial dysfunction,­Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy,­Mitochondria,­tau,­axon transport,­Neuroinflammation

Synaptic Assembly and Neural Circuit Development

Jaewon Ko, Chen Zhang

Frontiers Media SA

Science Neuroscience Autonomic Neuroscience

Keywords: synapse,­neural circuit assembly,­Synaptic adhesion molecule,­recognition,­Neuron

Molecular Chaperones and Neurodegeneration

Cintia Roodveldt, Tiago F. Outeiro, Janice E. Braun

Frontiers Media SA

Molecular chaperones or heat-shock proteins (HSPs) play essential roles in safeguarding structural...

Science Neuroscience Neurodegeneration

Keywords: heat-shock protein,­molecular chaperone,­Heat-Shock Response,­proteostasis,­Amyloid protein,­protein misfolding,­neurodegenerative disease,­neurodegeneration,­Neuroprotection,­Therapeutics