Go go go submit a symposium proposal for #NeuroFrance2027!

And let’s make sure glial cells get the spotlight they deserve.
#Astrocytes, #microglia, #oligodendrocytes

Submit your proposal before 24 April 2026 👇

#glia #neuroscience #Bordeaux

Wild, wild news: my dream postdoc project on astrocyte computation in Danionella just got HFSP funding. Joining Volker Bormuth’s group at the Sorbonne soon and can’t wait to do some serious microscopy and coding. Stay tuned! #HFSP #danionella #astrocytes #HFSPAwardees

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Maladie #Alzheimer :
-> rôle des cellules #astrocytes qui participent à l'impression des souvenirs à long terme dans le #cerveau + peuvent être directement déclenchés par des expériences émotionnelles intenses répétées.

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1 month left to submit your #Glia2027 symposium proposal!

Deadline: 8 April 2026, 12:00 p.m. CEST
Submit here: http://www.glia-meeting.eu

Join us in Bologna, Italy (7–10 Jul 2027) and shape the future of glial research!

#GlialCells #Astrocytes #Oligodendrocytes #Microglia #SchwannCells

Once Thought To Support Neurons, Astrocytes Turn Out To Be in Charge | Quanta Magazine New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest that neuron-only brain models, such as connectomes, leave out a crucial la...

New experiments reveal how #astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. www.quantamagazine.org/once-thought-to-support-...

Once Thought To Support Neurons, Astrocytes Turn Out To Be in Charge | Quanta Magazine New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest that neuron-only brain models, such as connectomes, leave out a crucial la...

New experiments reveal how #astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. www.quantamagazine.org/once-thought-to-support-...

#AIGS26 | Day 1 (Sept 16) 🧠

Session 2: "New Insights on Glial Cells in Neurodegeneration: A Focus on Metabolism".

Speakers:
🔬 Alberto Pascual @ibis-investigacion.bsky.social #microglia #metabolism
🔬 Maite Solas @unav.edu #astrocytes #alzheimers
🔬 Vanja @tepavcevicvanja.bsky.social #myelin #MS

This review by Isabel N. Christie from @fohsheffield.bsky.social summarises the evidence that #astrocytes are essential for homeostasis of the #respiratory gases in the brain, with a particular focus on oxygen homeostasis 🧠 ⚖️

🔗 Read it here: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

Astrocytes, the fibrous bodies shown here, in a light micrograph of brain tissue. Image credit: Science Source/JOSE CALVO

Long thought to play a supporting role in the #brain, #astrocytes appear to coordinate #fear memories alongside neurons. In PNAS Journal Club: https://ow.ly/eW2a50YphmZ

#memory #amygdala #PTSD #anxiety #cognition

Achucarro International Glia School is back! #AIGS26

Registration period is already open, and the final programme accessible.

Looking forward to this edition in #Plentzia

www.achucarro.org/gl...

#astrocytes #microglia #oligodendrocytes #glialcells

Super‑resolution images of Epm2b−/− astrocytes matured in culture and of hippocampal astrocytes from 16‑month‑old Epm2b−/− mice. Both sets of images show GFAP‑positive astrocytes (red), glycogen‑positive PGBs (green), and DAPI‑stained nuclei (blue), with magnified insets highlighting the granular PGB structures.

Mireia Moreno-Estellés, Pascual Sanz & co improved their astrocytic model of #LaforaDisease by maturing #astrocytes, showing that they accumulate larger and granular PGBs (insoluble glycogen form), recapitulating key characteristics of the disease.
Read doi.org/10.1242/dmm....
@ibv-csic.bsky.social

Italian scientists have established a significant connection between the #LRRK2 G2019S mutation, often associated with late-onset familial Parkinson's disease, and higher levels of clusterin in #astrocytes. 🔎

Learn more about the LRRK2-clusterin relationship on the blog 📍 https://bit.ly/4aH91XZ

Vanessa Chiappini and co-authors present this scoping review into ultrastructure of #astrocytes using volume electron #microscopy 📜 🔬

🔗 Read the paper: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

Astrocytes Discovered as Architects of Fear Memory - Neuroscience News Astrocytes, long thought to be support cells, are actually critical for encoding, recalling, and extinguishing fear memories in the amygdala.

#Astrocytes Discovered as Architects of #Fear Memory
#Neuroscience

Astrocytes, not just neurons, found to drive fear memory signals in the amygdala Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte, and for a long time, scientists thought its job was caretaking the brain,...

#Astrocytes, not just #neurons, found to drive fear #memory signals in the #amygdala
#Neuroscience

Scientists Reveal Secret Repair System in the Spinal Cord Scientists uncover hidden brain cells that repair spinal cord injuries, offering new hope for treating paralysis, stroke and multiple sclerosis.

Scientists discover hidden brain cells that repair spinal cord injuries, offering breakthrough hope for paralysis, stroke, and multiple sclerosis patients.
#SpinalCordInjury #Neuroscience #LesionRemoteAstrocytes #Astrocytes #BrainScience

Brain cells birth zombielike transport vesicles Shed from the surfaces of astrocytes, “zombosomes” flit between cells, carrying proteins linked to disease

#Brain #cells birth #zombielike transport #vesicles
#ExtracellularVesicles #EVs #SelfDrive #Biology #Comms #SatNav #BodyNav #ParkinsonsDisease #Zombosomes #Science #Nature #OrganComms #Astrocytes
www.science.org/content/arti...

Enhancing the Astrocytic Clearance of Amyloid Beta Astrocytic Sox9 promotes amyloid beta clearance and preserves cognition, revealing new astrocyte-driven therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer’s disease.

💫 Enhancing Sox9 in #astrocytes upregulates the MEGF10-mediated clearance of #AmyloidBeta plaques, safeguarding cognitive function in #neurodegenerative disease models.

Review the key findings from this study on the StressMarq blog ⭐ https://bit.ly/4qZ2Eq7

Choi et al. (2026) shows that boosting Sox9 in astrocytes clears amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's mouse models and protects brain function. Is this a new therapeutic target? #Alzheimers #Neuroscience #Astrocytes #Research.

Check out the video!
youtu.be/SbhwxGqNv1Q

Once Thought To Support Neurons, Astrocytes Turn Out To Be in Charge | Quanta Magazine New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest that neuron-only brain models, such as connectomes, leave out a crucial la...

Once #Thought To Support #Neurons, #Astrocytes Turn Out To Be in #Charge | #QuantaMagazine. Jan 30 2026. #Brain #Biology #ChangeofState #Sleep #Life #Death #GiveUp #Signals #Boss #Command #Override #Change #PriorityShift #Nature #Science #Evolution www.quantamagazine.org/once-thought...

Astrocytes were the background NPCs of neuroscience - they might be calling the shots in our moods. www.quantamagazine.o... #astrocytes #neuroscience #mentalhealth #scifi #STEM

🎉 #GLIA2025 Spotlight: Ignacio S. Pizarro (Univ. of Santiago de Chile) shows intranasal Probenecid reduces astrocyte inflammation & myelin loss in a preclinical MS model—microglia unaffected! #GliaResearch @ignaciospizarro.bluesky.social #Neuroinflammation #Astrocytes #MyelinRepair

Glia in Focus 🔬
Neuron–astrocyte co-culture: neurons (Map2; yellow) are infected with coxsackievirus B3 (blue), while astrocytes (GFAP; magenta) remain uninfected.

Stach et al., iScience (2026)
👇 www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-...
#GliaResearch #Astrocytes #GlialCells

Call for Symposium Proposals NOW OPEN | #Glia2027
Submit proposals for Symposia, Special Trainee and Technical Symposia covering all aspects of glial biology (CNS & PNS).
Deadline: 8 April 2026.
Details: www.glia-meeting.eu

#GlialCells #Astrocytes #Oligodendrocytes #Microglia #SchwannCells

#Astrocytes maintain the brain’s microenvironment and are now known to harbor a high percentage of ASD-associated genes.
-Neurotransmitter Homeostasis: Astrocytes are primarily responsible for the uptake of glutamate and GABA. In ASD,

- #Astrocytes regulate synapse formation, synaptic plasticity & neuronal network activity. In ASD, astrocytes show altered glutamate metabolism, which directly influences neuronal network activity & may contribute to repetitive behaviors & impaired memory

🧨 #Astrocytes: Functions & Dysregulation in ASD
#Astrocytes key regulators of synapse formation, synaptic plasticity, and neuronal network activity. They provide metabolic support to neurons, regulate neurotransmitter levels & maintain the extracellular environment

Drinking espresso in a hand-thrown cup with astrocytes carved into the side is pretty rad. Shoutout to the talented for making this @angela-to.bsky.social! #glia #astrocytes #pottery

Nagao et al., 2025, Cell Reports: Interesting new study on stroke recovery! They found that a protein called Chd7 influences astrocyte behavior after stroke in mice, and reducing its activity led to better outcomes. Check out the video #Stroke #Neuroscience #Astrocytes

youtu.be/3pS1kayW-ZI

How a Broken Body Clock Could Fuel Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s may advance by breaking the brain’s internal clock—and resetting it could help fight the disease. Alzheimer’s disease often interferes with a person’s normal daily patterns. Early warning signs frequently include poor sleep at night combined with increased daytime napping. As the disease advances, many patients develop sundowning, a state of confusion and agitation that [...]