Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have identified in a preclinical model a specific brain circuit whose inhibition appears ...

Immune cells called regulatory T cells have long been known for their role in countering inflammation. In the setting of ...

Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — Strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts that are directly related to a hospitality company's core business operations and competencies can help companies create ...

Our day-to-day lives depend on consistent and reliable removal of waste from our homes. Your brain functions similarly, and its individual cells are like the houses and buildings in our communities.

When microbes have been found in the human brain, they are are associated with active infections or typically linked to a breakdown in the barrier due to diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

It contains vibrating bones that convert sound from outside of the ear into meaningful signals for the brain. Ear infections are painful because the inflammation and buildup of excess fluid ...

OTTAWA — In an effort to recover the cost of removing inadmissible foreigners from Canada, the CBSA is increasing what it charges deportees to ship them back to their home countries.

In postmortem tissue from AD patients, they found that those who had a particular type of activated microglia in the brain also had human cytomegalovirus infections in the brain, vagal nerve, and gut.

The cells in the area are also connected with metabolism, suggesting a connection between diet and brain health. Scientists at the Allen Institute have identified specific cell types in the brain ...

About one in 250 patients develop a severe infection of the brain, which can cause swelling — risking death or permanent disability — and requires urgent medical attention. Picture ...