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Newly found ‘immune organ’ inside skull directs brain defense

By Marta Wegorzewska • August 19, 2026September 4, 2026
microscopy image of a lymphoid-like structure in skull bone marrow
Researchers at WashU Medicine discovered lymph node-like structures (cyan) in the skull bone marrow of mice that play a role in mounting a rapid immune response in the brain. Jang Hyun Park
Department of Pathology & ImmunologyJonathan Kipnisneuroimmunology

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