Your brain is 10% neurons, and 90% glial cells.

大脑由 10% 的元和 90% 的胶质细胞构成。

2015, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor called a glioblastoma multiforme grade four.

2015年，我被诊断出患有脑瘤，叫做多形性胶质母细胞瘤四级。

Patients diagnosed with glioblastoma tumors usually survive just 15 months after diagnosis.

被诊断出胶质母细胞瘤的患者通常只能存活15个月。

Did you know that almost 90% of your brain is made up of glue cells?

你是否知道，你的大脑几乎有90%是由胶质细胞构成的？

According to this, his diagnosis is glioblastoma multiforme.

上边的确诊结是多形性成胶质细胞瘤。

There is also a category of cells called neuroglial cells that help support brain homeostasis, and neuronal functions.

大脑中还有一类细胞被称为胶质细胞，帮助维持大脑的自稳态以功能。

These cells are called glial cells.

这些细胞被称为胶质细胞。

The brain has immune cells known as microglia that are supposed to maintain health by removing waste.

脑中含有被称为微小胶质细胞的免疫细胞，它们通过清除代谢废物的方式保持脑的健康。

Kathy Smith has ovarian cancer that spread to her brain, a type of brain cancer called glioblastoma.

凯西·史密斯所患的卵巢癌已扩散至她的大脑，这种脑癌被称为胶质母细胞瘤。

These include astrocytes which have cellular processes coming off their cell body, giving them a star-shaped appearance.

胶质细胞包括星形胶质细胞，它们的胞体发出许多长而分支的突起，使其呈现星形外观。

In these studies, scientists transformed glia cells into neurons that had all the typical features you'd expect.

在这些研究中，科学家将胶质细胞转化为具有你所期望的所有典型特征的元。

And this tissue also is made up of two different cell types — neurons and glial cells.

这种组织也由两种不同的细胞类型组成：元和胶质细胞。

Glia surround neurons and, according to some scientists, may even outnumber them by as many as ten to one.

胶质细胞围绕元，据一些科学家称，其数量比可能是十多个胶质细胞对一个元。

This myelin is produced by oligodendrocytes, which are a group of cells that support neurons.

髓鞘由支持元的少突胶质细胞形成。

In fact, there are probably almost as many glia in your brain and nervous system as there are neurons!

事实上，你的大脑和系统中的胶质细胞可能几乎和元一样多！

But more than that the supportive cells called glial cells are now cleaning up the toxins that the neurons produce.

但是除此之外，叫作胶质细胞的支持细胞，会在你睡觉时清除元产生的毒素。

To name just one example, patterns of activity between neurons are likely influenced by a type of cell called glia.

仅举一个例子，元之间的活动模式很可能受到一种称为胶质细胞的影响。

They arise from supportive glial cells as well as neurons.

其源于胶质细胞或元。

But luckily, new glia are reliably produced throughout adulthood, so swapping a few of them shouldn't pose a long-term problem.

但幸运的是，新的胶质细胞在整个成年期都能可靠地产生，因此更换其中的一些不应构成长期问题。

Now, if glia are so important, it might seem unwise to transform some of them into neurons.

如胶质细胞如此重要，那么将它们中的一些转化为元似乎是不明智的。