A Ludwig Cancer Research study has discovered that the presence of relatively high numbers of immune cells known as monocytes in tumors is linked to better outcomes in esophageal cancer patients ...

Brain macrophages serve diversified niches in the brain to maintain the organ’s homeostasis, and can play pathogenic roles in age-related brain disease. Hoping to one day replace dysfunctional ...

The most severe symptoms of COVID-19 are associated with the dysregulation of immune functions in the respiratory tract, in particular, leading to excessive inflammation as the result of a cytokine ...

A Journal of Virology study shows that HIV infection of monocytes, high levels of LPS, and viral infection of BBB cells are the key to the crossover. A component of certain intestinal bacteria, called ...

Aftermath (part of the “Fires of War” collection) by Susan Crile. Inflammation is a key feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection, both during the acute phase of Covid-19 and also as a contributor to post-acute ...

MLR may be a useful marker for assessing activity and progression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Patients with CLL had significantly lower MLR values compared to healthy individuals, with ...