The rate that our heart or liver ages may differ from that of our immune or hormonal systems, and now it seems that a single ...
Trinity College Dublin scientists showed that electrical stimulation reprograms macrophages to reduce inflammation and boost healing. This breakthrough could lead to broad therapeutic uses.
When the first cells appeared on Earth approximately 3.8 billion years ago, viruses were already here to greet them. Ever since, viruses have been devising ways to infect cells, and cells have been ...
In the march of metastasis, a molecular trail of crumbs guides some cancer cells from the primary tumor to establish new ...
It starts with a sneeze. Someone on the subway didn't cover their mouth and now a cloud of invisible invaders hangs in the ...
The enteric nervous system (ENS), the largest division of autonomic nervous system, is a tantalizing frontier in neuroscience. With the advent of single-cell transcriptomics, the ENS has been ...
When the seasons change, your immune system has to work overtime to keep up with shifting temperatures, drier air and allergy triggers. Add in less sunlight, lower vitamin D and more time indoors in ...
Rochester, Minn. — The immune system is meant to protect the body from infection and disease. But with age, it can become less capable of doing so. However, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that ...
Certain types of biochemical processes can impair the immune system's ability to recognize and kill cancer cells. Purdue University's W. Andy Tao and his associates have developed a new way to study ...
Staying young might not be all it’s cracked up to be. While most people experience a decline in immune function with age, new research has found that a fortunate few maintain a powerful defense thanks ...
The Fountain of Youth may not be all it's cracked up to be, researchers say. A genetic "fountain of youth" actually might increase seniors' risk of developing autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid ...
CU Boulder researchers, with an international team of colleagues, find that childhood pets are linked to healthier stress responses If you grew up in a city and without a pet, your immune system ...