Study Reveals 'Hostile Takeover' by Immune Cells in Aging Brain
EricTopol · x · 2026-08-17
Eric Topol shared a biological study regarding the brain. The research reveals that blood monocytes invading the brain rapidly change their identity to become microglia (termed Micro2) immune cells, a process described as a 'hostile takeover' in the brain. This major inflection point was previously noted to occur around age 50.
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