Meningitis changes immune cell makeup in the mouse brain lining
Monday, March 18, 2019 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
Meningitis, a group of serious diseases which infect the brain's lining, leaves its mark and can affect the body's ability to fight such infections in the future. According to a new study, infections can have long-lasting effects on a population of meningeal immune cells, replacing them with cells from outside the meninges that then change and become less likely to recognize and ward off future attacks.