Heat acts as turbo-boost for immune cells, study finds

Temperature is a key physiological factor that determines the speed of immune reactions. While this may seem obvious, it has ...

Sugars on immune cells, not just blood vessel walls, may regulate the inflammatory disease process

New research has updated the understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into the skin in the ...

Scientists discover ALIX protein can prevent cell death during inflammatory response

When pathogens enter our cells as part of an infection, our body will trigger a programmed cell death known as "pyroptosis" ...
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Motor protein Myosin II regulates temperature sensitivity of immune cells

Temperature is a key physiological factor that determines the speed of immune reactions. While this may seem obvious, it has remained largely unexplored at the single-cell level-until now.

The Inflammation Gap

Popular ideas about inflammation have lost touch with medical reality.
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Study reveals key role of sugars in immune cell movement during psoriasis

New research has updated our understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into skin in the ...