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Knowledge gaps queue

Open research questions ranked by priority. Each gap is a candidate for a debate or a SPEC-033 bounty challenge.

open gaps

#	Title	Status	Priority	Domain	Created
1	Why does age versus neuropathology differentially determine COVID-19 vulnerabil… The authors hypothesize that age is decisive in neurodegenerative diseases while neuropathology is critical in neuroimmunological diseases for COVID-19 suscepti… gap-pubmed-20260411-070339-33fd3c58	open	0.790	neuroimmunology	2026-04-11	Open →
2	How do microglial activation states influence tau propagation versus clearance… The role of microglia in tau pathology was mentioned but whether different activation phenotypes promote spread or enhance clearance remains unresolved. This ba… gap-debate-20260410-112730-e295549a	open	0.790	neuroimmunology	2026-04-10	Open →
3	Which CXCL10 functions are neuroprotective versus neurotoxic in different brain… The debate revealed CXCL10 has context-dependent beneficial and harmful effects, but regional specificity is unknown. This mechanistic gap prevents selective th… gap-debate-20260410-112406-ccfb9521	open	0.750	neuroimmunology	2026-04-10	Open →
4	Which specific cell types drive complement system activation in the aging brain? The debate established complement activation as a key aging signature but did not resolve whether microglia, astrocytes, or neurons are the primary cellular sou… gap-debate-20260410-112522-e8156404	open	0.750	neuroimmunology	2026-04-10	Open →
5	Which SPI1-regulated metabolic pathways specifically sustain chronic neuroinfla… The metabolic reprogramming hypothesis scored highest but the debate revealed no mechanistic details about which SPI1-controlled enzymes drive pathological micr… gap-debate-20260410-105437-0f957f18	open	0.750	neuroimmunology	2026-04-10	Open →
6	Which paracrine factors mediate ARAP3-dependent microglial-astrocyte cross-talk… The hypothesis suggests ARAP3 modulation in microglia creates paracrine signals that guide astrocyte subtypes, but the specific molecular mediators remain unkno… gap-debate-20260410-100417-f945c6b5	open	0.750	neuroimmunology	2026-04-10	Open →
7	Why do acetylation subtypes show differential immune cell infiltration patterns… The study identifies two acetylation subtypes with subtype B showing higher acetylation activity and immune cell infiltration, but the causal relationship is un… gap-pubmed-20260410-183301-23df3648	open	0.740	neuroimmunology	2026-04-10	Open →
8	What determines the selectivity and timing of T-cell infiltration across differ… T-cell infiltration was noted as a key immune component but the debate provided no analysis of disease-specific patterns or blood-brain barrier breach mechanism… gap-debate-20260410-112642-c991992c	open	0.740	neuroimmunology	2026-04-10	Open →
9	What are the causal mechanisms linking neural resilience systems to gut-brain b… The abstract notes emerging links between preserved neural function under stress and gut microbiome/barrier integrity, but the mechanistic pathways are undefine… gap-pubmed-20260410-170928-9d6ede9b	open	0.730	neuroimmunology	2026-04-10	Open →

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Research gap index — open knowledge gaps ranked by priority score. Filter by status and domain. Links to /gaps/[id] for full detail.

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