Largest MS brain cohort reveals biological differences
Why does multiple sclerosis progress quickly in some people, while others remain stable for years? Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neur...
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Foamy microglia link oxylipins to disease progression in multiple sclerosis
In multiple sclerosis, immune activity in the brain and spinal cord can damage the protective layer around nerve fibres (myelin). In progressive MS, s...
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Workflow for isolating viable human central nervous system immune cells in STAR Protocols
We are pleased to announce that our detailed protocol enabling the isolation of viable immune cells from rapid post‑mortem, autopsy‑acquired human brain tissue is now available in STAR Protocols.
moreQueen Máxima at the fortieth anniversary of the Netherlands Brain Bank
Koningin Máxima visited the Netherlands Brain Bank for its 40th anniversary, raising awareness for the psychiatric donor program.
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New biomarker and therapeutic target identified for MS
Researchers have discovered a new type of scar tissue in the brains of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This finding may help guide more targeted...
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AI language model provides new insights into the development of brain diseases
A new AI language model identifies clinical symptoms in medical summaries and links them to brain tissue from donors of the Netherlands Brain Bank. Th...
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Newsletter NBB-Psy
We are pleased to inform you about the results of the Netherlands Brain Bank for Psychiatry (NBB-Psy), a brain donor and autopsy program launched with...
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NBB director Inge Huitinga appointed professor at the University of Amsterdam
Per April 1st, Inge Huitinga has been appointed professor of "Neuroimmunology, in particular the pathology of Multiple Sclerosis" at the Swammerdam In...
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Handbook of Clinical Neurology Volume 150: Brain Banking
Edited by Ingeborg Huitinga. Director of the Netherlands Brain Bank, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Mare...
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Neuropathology and cognitive performance in self-reported cognitively healthy centenarians
The centenarians in the 100-Plus cohort escaped or delayed cognitive impairment until extreme ages, their brains reveal varying levels of age- and disease-associated neuropathological hallmarks, some of which a...
moreMS lesions are still very active in late stages of the disease
Lesions in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) are much more active during the late stages of the disease than was previously thought.
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