A single genetic “switch” may be the secret to how the body’s cleanup crew grows up and keeps our organs running smoothly.

While these animals retain the regenerative ability throughout adulthood, most mammals, including mice and humans, lose this capacity shortly after birth. 4 Scientists are interested in determining ...

This granulomatous reaction may be viewed as a frustrated attempt by the immune system to neutralize antigen. The antigen is trapped within the granuloma and in this location the macrophages secrete ...

Aging immune cells known as senescent macrophages are emerging as critical players in cancer progression. Rather than defending the body, these aged cells undergo profound functional shifts that ...