New work offers an unprecedented real-time view of the choroid plexus in a mouse model, providing a glimpse of how disturbances of the mother's immune system during pregnancy disrupt the developing ...

Choroid plexus tumours are rare neoplasms originating from the specialised epithelial tissue of the choroid plexus, which is responsible for cerebrospinal fluid production. These tumours encompass a ...

Floating in fluid deep in the brain are small, little understood fronds of tissue. Two new studies reveal that these miniature organs are a hotbed of immune system activity. This activity may protect ...

Share on PinterestNew research links dementia to problems with the brain’s waste clearance system. Asya Molochkova/Stocksy ...

Once viewed merely as a producer of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) bathing the brain and spinal cord, the choroid plexus is now known to be a key player in brain development and immunity. These fronds ...

Increased volume of an essential brain structure called the choroid plexus is associated with more significant cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in the ...

In the August 21 Science, researchers led by Michal Schwartz and Ido Amit, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, report that the choroid plexus, the barrier separating the blood and the ...

Neuroscientists have found a novel connection between the size of the choroid plexus in the brain and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), an unexpected finding, they say. Aalto University ...

Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Increased volume of the choroid plexus, which produces and ...

Floating in fluid deep in the brain are small, little understood fronds of tissue. Two new studies reveal that these miniature organs are a hotbed of immune system activity. This activity may protect ...

An observation by Finnish researchers shows that the central nervous system plays an important role in complex regional pain syndrome. - Aalto University neuroscientists, in collaboration with ...