2024.01.03 - Shining a light on the hidden damage of mild brain injuries

STM_Figure3A_left_insert - cover image STM_Figure3A_left - "Macrophages are decorated with M-GLAMs (macrophage-hitchhiking Gd[III]-Loaded Anisotropic Micropatches), in white, which allow the cells to be imaged in the brain to indicate the inflammation caused by a mild TBI. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University STM_Figure5A_top - When pigs with a mock mTBI were given GLAM-macrophages, the choroid plexus region of the brain was significantly brighter (second from the left) than in pigs that didn't receive the injection (far left). When the animals were given free gadolinium (far right), there was no significant difference in the brightness of the area compared to untreated subjects (second from the right). Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University