These hungry immune cells tidy sleeping flies’ brains

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These hungry immune cells tidy sleeping flies’ brains

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Nature, Published online: 11 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00452-9

Macrophage-like cells consume waste lipids made during waking hours — plus, an ancient European population that shunned farming.

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