Neuroinflammation, a prolonged activation of the brain's immune system prompted by infections or other factors, has been linked to the disruption of normal mental functions. Past studies, for instance ...
Why do some people remain healthy through childhood yet become more vulnerable to brain disorders such as dementia later in life? A KAIST (President Kwang Hyung Lee) -led team has uncovered a key part ...
Why do some people remain healthy through childhood yet become more vulnerable to brain disorders such as dementia later in life? A KAIST (President Kwang Hyung Lee) -led team has uncovered a key part ...
An "inflammatory memory" within the skin of patients with psoriasis could play a big role in reducing recurrence -- and even in finding a "cure" for the disease, according to a team of British ...
Researchers connecting pieces of the massive Alzheimer's puzzle are closer to slotting the next one in place, with yet ...
Specifically, a molecule released by immune cells during the inflammatory response, called interferon-gamma (IFNγ), triggers long-term change in how neurons regulate their genes that, without killing ...
The dangers posed by a stroke extend beyond the brain. A stroke can harm other organs such as the heart by triggering a systemic inflammatory response. Indeed, according to scientists based at Ludwig ...
As people grow older, their immune systems do not simply slow down, they often become locked into a simmering, self-perpetuating state of inflammation. Emerging work now suggests that aging immune ...
The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients ...