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Microscopic Robots Deliver Drugs to the Brain
Researchers turned white blood cells called neutrophils into drug-smuggling “neutrobots,” which penetrated the blood-brain barrier to treat brain cancer in mice.
Microscopic Robots Deliver Drugs to the Brain
Microscopic Robots Deliver Drugs to the Brain

Researchers turned white blood cells called neutrophils into drug-smuggling “neutrobots,” which penetrated the blood-brain barrier to treat brain cancer in mice.

Researchers turned white blood cells called neutrophils into drug-smuggling “neutrobots,” which penetrated the blood-brain barrier to treat brain cancer in mice.

macrophage, cell & molecular biology

Investigating the Immune Response Using Advanced Flow Cytometry
The Scientist | Oct 8, 2020 | 1 min read
Discover how researchers are using flow cytometry to delve into the inner workings of the immune life cycle!
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Is a Bradykinin Storm Brewing in COVID-19?
Alakananda Dasgupta | Aug 26, 2020 | 5 min read
Excess of the inflammatory molecule bradykinin may explain the fluid build-up in the lungs of patients with coronavirus infections. Clinical trials of inhibitors are putting this hypothesis to the test.
Glial Ties to Persistent Pain
Mark R. Hutchinson | Jan 1, 2018 | 10 min read
Immune-like cells in the central nervous system are now recognized as key participants in the creation and maintenance of persistent pain.
Infographic: Two Pain Paths Diverge in the Body
Mark R. Hutchinson | Dec 31, 2017 | 2 min read
The acute pain that results from injury or disease is very different from chronic pain.
Macrophages Are the Ultimate Multitaskers
Claire Asher | Oct 1, 2017 | 10+ min read
From guiding branching neurons in the developing brain to maintaining a healthy heartbeat, there seems to be no job that the immune cells can’t tackle.
Infographic: Macrophages Around the Body
Claire Asher | Sep 30, 2017 | 2 min read
In addition to circulating in the blood as immune sentinels, macrophages play specialized roles in different organs around the body.
One Receptor, Two Ligands, Different Responses
Ruth Williams | Aug 30, 2016 | 3 min read
Host and bacterial ligands that interact with the same cell-surface receptor induce different activities in human macrophages. 
Wiping Out Gut Bugs Stops Obesity
Kerry Grens | Nov 16, 2015 | 1 min read
In mice lacking intestinal microbiota, white fat turns brown and obesity is prevented.
Macrophages Drive Regeneration
Edyta Zielinska | May 22, 2013 | 1 min read
The activity of one type of immune cell helps regrow the limbs of amputated salamanders.
Synthetic Peptide Fools Immune System
Dan Cossins | Feb 21, 2013 | 3 min read
Researchers have created a molecule that helps nanoparticles evade immune attack and could improve drug delivery.
 
Fat's Immune Sentinels
Justin Odegaard and Ajay Chawla | Dec 1, 2012 | 10 min read
Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
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