by Laurie Fickman, University of Houston Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two separate findings by a University of Houston nationally recognized expert in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a chronic autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs including the kidneys, skin, joints and heart, are being reported in scientific and medical journals. Chandra Mohan, M.D.,...
by University of Freiburg Post-processed microscopic image of different tissue macrophages (cyan, magenta or green) in mouse brain. Credit: Medical Center—University of Freiburg / Dr. Lukas Amann What gets into the brain and what doesn’t is strictly regulated. Researchers at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Freiburg have now studied phagocytes that coat...
by University of Geneva Pedro Herrera’s team reports new discoveries in the knowledge of the mechanisms of pancreatic cell formation, as well as in the gene expression profile defining the identity of the different types of endocrine cells of the pancreas. Credit: Pedro Luis Herrera The pancreas is a key metabolic regulator. When pancreatic beta...
