Microglia (IMAGE)

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Microglia

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Microglia -- the immune defense cells of the brain shown here -- become more reactive to infection during aging. Researchers found a small amount of exercise protected older rats from memory loss following infection and prevented the exaggerated response of microglia in the brain’s learning and memory center.

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Reprinted with permission: Milligan, et al., <I>The Journal of Neuroscience</I> 2001, 21(8):2808-19.

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