Hypertension is often described in simple terms: a chronic condition in which blood pressure remains persistently elevated. Yet behind those numbers o.

Why do diabetic wounds refuse to heal? A new scientific review highlights how disruptions in the timing and behavior of ...

Researchers at the University of Liège have identified a key genetic regulator that enables macrophages to reach full ...

A single genetic “switch” may be the secret to how the body’s cleanup crew grows up and keeps our organs running smoothly.

EAE-induced neuroinflammation. Using immuohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and single-cell RNAseq of doublets to interrogate cell-cell interactions, the authors provide solid evidence that macrophages, ...

More than 300,000 people suffer a heart attack in Germany every year. The heart muscle is then no longer supplied with sufficient blood and oxygen, and part of the tissue dies and scars. Unlike the ...

For generations, wise aunties and grandmothers have advised that the quickest path to the heart is through the stomach. Our elders also encourage us to trust our guts when it comes to matters of the ...

Alveolar macrophages (AMs), a type of immune cell, display remarkable plasticity and manifest diverse responses to stimuli by differentiating into distinct subgroups. These phenotypically distinct ...

Background Current treatments with tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors have limited efficacy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) due to drug resistance. Emerging therapies such ...

A new study identifies the right number to reap the health benefits of walking. By Simar Bajaj Walking 10,000 steps a day has long been a fitness cliché. But new research suggests that the health ...

Nuclear and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, ...