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The information is in a statement by Dr Dorian McGavern, the Scientist and Senior Investigator at the Institute on Tuesday in Abuja.

He added that “the new study published in Nature Immunology reveals that infections can have long-lasting effects on a population of meningeal immune cells, replacing them with cells from outside the meninges that then change and become less likely to recognise and ward off future attacks.“The research was supported by NINDS, part of the National Institute of Health .”

“These new cells are altered in a way that affects how they respond to subsequent challenges and new infections.” in other brain regions and macrophages in the dura mater, often served as the first line of defence against harmful blood-borne agents.

 

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