Understanding bacterial growth mechanisms can potentially help uncover novel drug targets that are crucial for maintaining cellular viability, particularly for bacterial pathogens. In this important ...

An interview on how advanced techniques can be used to enhance silk fibroin and chitosan for drug delivery applications.

As a result, oxidized LDL is continuously taken up via these receptors, loading the macrophages with cholesterol. The lipid-engorged macrophages have a foamy appearance and are called 'foam cells ...

These effects have been loosely termed "pleiotropic" in the lipid literature and revolve around putative effects of statins on endothelial function, inflammation, thrombosis, plaque stability ...

Microglia are a type of small macrophage-like glial cell in the central nervous system. Microglia can engage in phagocytosis, and are involved in immune responses within, as well as the ...

Unsaturated fats are an essential part of your daily diet. Your body uses fats for energy, to keep cells working, produce hormones, and help your body absorb oil-based vitamins (A, D, E, and K). Since ...

This is an important study providing compelling evidence that the Mediator kinase module mediates an elevated inflammatory response, manifested by heightened cytokine levels, associated with Downs ...