by University of Tsukuba Credit: Marko Aliaksandr/Shutterstock The kidneys perform a critical role in the body by removing waste and excess fluid in the form of urine. In a condition known as diabetic nephropathy, complications from diabetes disrupt the ability of the kidneys to function properly. Now, researchers in Japan have shed new light on a potential...
by Leigh MacMillan, Vanderbilt University The team studying the regulation of innate immune response includes (front row, from left) Yang Zhao, Ph.D., Antiana Richardson, (back row, from left) William Dunker, Xiang Ye, Ph.D., and John Karijolich, Ph.D. Credit: Susan Urmy A protein implicated in neurodegenerative diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) prevents the activation of an...
