How The Immune System And Brain Communicate To Control Disease

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 07/22/2008 - 12:45

In a major step in understanding how the nervous system and the immune system interact, scientists have identified a new anatomical path through which the brain and the spleen communicate.

The spleen, once thought to be an unnecessary bit of tissue, is now regarded as an organ where important information from the nervous reaches the immune system.

Understanding this process could ultimately lead to treatments that target the spleen to send the right message when fighting human disease.


 

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