“Monocyte-derived and tissue-resident macrophages are ontogenetically distinct components of the innate immune system. Assessment of their respective functions in pathology is complicated by changes…
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Abstract Epigenetic modifications on DNA and histones regulate gene expression by modulating chromatin accessibility to transcription machinery. Here we identify methionine as a key nutrient affecting…
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A recent review that addressed, through meta-analysis of pusblished data, the safety and efficacy of autologous mesenchymal stem cells (aMSCs) in treating MS patients. Source: Hindawi, Stem Cells International
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Ketone bodies are produced during pathological (e.g. untreated diabetes) or paraphysiological (starvation or prolonged exercise) states as an alternative metabolic fuel for muscles, heart and brain….
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The revelation on Monday that health-care workers have been infected by the virus that seemingly started spreading from fish market in Wuhan, China, considered a litmus test for a pathogen’s ability…
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A survey of more than 4,000 scientists has painted a damning picture of the culture in which they work, suggesting that highly competitive and often hostile environments are damaging the quality of…
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Sphingolipid metabolism in cancer signalling and therapy For decades, research into Alzheimer’s disease has centred on neurons. Only in the past few years have scientists identified a role for immune…
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Nature lists the most important scientists of 2019: RICARDO GALVÃO: Science defender – As chaos spiked in the Amazon, the physicist became a national hero by challenging Brazil’s government….
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Multicellular organisms have co-evolved with complex consortia of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, collectively referred to as the microbiota1. In mammals, changes in the composition of the microbiota…
Read moreNel laboratorio di Neuroimmunologia della Clinica Neurologica dell’ Ospedale Policlinico San Martino si aprirà a brevissimo una posizione di borsista per un biologo o biotecnologo (/a) che si occupi…
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