Founder, Chairman, and CEO, NeuroVigil, Age: 33
Founder, Chairman, and CEO, NeuroVigil, Age: 33
Fat cells behave differently in obese individuals, causing inflammation and insulin resitance.
After decades of political wrangling, the European Union is poised to introduce a single patent system to reduce red tape and application costs for researchers and companies.
The healing powers of maggots may lie in their secreted proteins, which restrain the human immune response.
Adipose tissue plays an immune role in individuals of normal wieght.
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Can emulating our early human ancestors make us healthier?
Autism researchers are testing the ability of whipworm eggs to treat autism in a new clinical trial.
Inflammatory signals in injured zebrafish brains promote the growth of new neurons.