A newly identified role for the neuronal MPS shows it controls nutrient uptake by acting as a gatekeeper. Its disruption ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A confocal microscopy image shows senescent cells (red) tagged with molecules known as aptamers (blue). (CREDIT: Aging Cell) At ...

PD-1 blocking treatment may convert TAMs from tumor-promoting to tumor-fighting, improving outcomes in metastatic clear cell kidney cancer. Higher levels of CD163-positive TAMs are linked to better ...

Depression is thought to affect over 250 million people around the world. It is a condition that is difficult to treat because there is still a lot we don’t know about why it happens at the biological ...

A common oral bacterium tied to gum disease may help spark and fuel breast cancer, according to new research. Scientists discovered it can travel through the bloodstream to breast tissue, where it ...

Hypothyroidism is a significant risk factor for IPF, with a higher prevalence in IPF patients compared to the general population. Mendelian randomization confirmed the association between ...

Treating rare diseases can be complicated at the best of times, and it gets even more complicated when different patients with the same disease exhibit different symptoms. Now, researchers from Japan ...

The gastrointestinal tract is the biggest immune organ in mammals. The gut extends its influence all over the body through various links like the gut-liver axis, the gut-lung axis, and the gut-brain ...

People with severe chronic pain were far more likely to have elevated levels of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, a new study found, hinting at an immune link to pain – but the rise in these ...

The results of preclinical research headed by a team at Karolinska Institutet have indicated how T cells that play a role in the immune system’s reaction to the common Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can ...

At times, aging doesn’t become evident in wrinkles or in gray hair, it occurs deep inside your body, in cells that have ceased to divide but are still alive. These “zombie cells,” or senescent cells ...