Rutgers neuroscientists Peng Jiang (at right) and Mengmeng Jin conduct research on microglia. (IMAGE)

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Rutgers neuroscientists Peng Jiang (at right) and Mengmeng Jin conduct research on microglia.

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Scientists found that the microglia with the mutation stayed young and avoided long-term inflammation that usually damages brain cells.

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Jiang Lab/Rutgers University

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