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A new study published in Science Advances has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which microplastics can disrupt ...

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When looking at headlines about an ancient, century-old person, most of us think "Well, that's genetics right there". However ...

In lupus the CAR-T cells are modified not to target cancer, but instead a different type of immune cell called the B cell.

Researchers at Kyoto University have discovered that an immune molecule found only in primates, called IGFL2, plays a key ...

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Summary: Unlike most tissues, the retina doesn’t summon neutrophils—the body’s typical first responders—when injured. Instead, microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, handle photoreceptor damage ...

The brain is shielded from many substances by the blood-brain barrier, but this shield is not impenetrable. There are immune cells in the brain called microglia that can respond to potential invaders ...

Essentially, the fructose entered these immune cells through a special transporter (GLUT5), where it was broken down by an enzyme known as ketohexokinase.