Researchers and biotech companies are bringing a universal flu vaccine closer to reality.
Researchers and biotech companies are bringing a universal flu vaccine closer to reality.
Elwood Jensen, whose research inspired new treatments for breast cancer, has passed away at age 92.
Carl Woese, the discoverer of the third domain of life, has passed away at age 84.
The neurophysiologist who earned a Nobel Prize for discovering nerve growth factor has passed away at age 103.
Fat cells behave differently in obese individuals, causing inflammation and insulin resitance.
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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Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
Can emulating our early human ancestors make us healthier?