Fatal genetic disorder treated by replacing the brain’s immune cells

Microglia are specialised immune cells in the brain Science Photo Library/Alamy Replacing the brain’s immune cells pauses the progression of a rare and deadly brain disorder called ALSP – and it lays the groundwork for future trials to treat other neurological conditions. Numerous studies indicate that dysfunctional microglia – specialised immune cells in the brain –…

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The Gender Wage Gap Tipping Point

The gender wage gap has been in existence at least since the U.S. Civil War era, when an 1869 letter to The New York Times exposed unfair treatment of women working in government and argued that “equal work should command equal pay without regard to the sex of the laborer.” Fast forward 156 years and women still only earn 83 cents…

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