Pranav Gadangi Introduction. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that leads to demyelination and neurodegeneration in nearly 200 patients per week1. The condition starts in a relapsing-remitting form for the first 10-15 years followed by a severe, progressive form that decreases life expectancy…

Macy Zardeneta Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease, the sixth leading cause of death and most common, known cause of dementia, displays molecular hallmarks including neurotoxic amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tau tangles, resulting in brain atrophy, cognitive decline, and memory loss.1,2  Microglia, resident immune cells of the brain, have been noted to potentially…