Immune cells that keep the brain free of debris but also contribute to inflammation are the likely culprits behind the concentration and memory problems that sometimes follow one type of chemotherapy, a new study in mice suggests. Researchers previously showed that female mice given paclitaxel, a drug commonly used to treat breast, ovarian and other cancers, developed memory problems...
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New ways to block inflammatory cells implicated in a suite of diseases
by Trinity College Dublin Micrograph showing pulmonary macrophages in a bronchial wash specimen. Diff-Quik stain. Credit: Librepath/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Scientists from the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) have discovered two new ways to block inflammatory macrophages—front-line cells in our immune system that cause complications in a suite of diseases, including COVID-19. The scientists have...