Wink, Simon (2020) The Detrimental Duality of Microglia in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. Master's Thesis / Essay, Biomedical Sciences.
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Abstract
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease are predicted to become a greater problem in the future primarily due to an aging world population. Both diseases have significant amounts of research dedicated to them yet much remains unknown. The individual fields' overlapping points can be translated between each other to advance knowledge more quickly and cost effective than attempting completely new approaches each time. One aspect that both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's pathology share is the involvement of resident immune cells in the brain the microglia. Upon close inspection microglia can be implicated both in the process of ameliorating but also exacerbating conditions. Alzheimer's and Parkinson's research have explored therapeutic targets within microglia that may yield fruit when translated over into the other field. The option to look outside a field for solutions and advancements may be applicable more widely in research perhaps allowing for new discoveries to be made more easily.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master's Thesis / Essay) |
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| Supervisor name: | Sibon, O.C.M. |
| Degree programme: | Biomedical Sciences |
| Thesis type: | Master's Thesis / Essay |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2020 08:40 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2020 08:40 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/23485 |
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