Immune response to otherwise harmless yeast becomes a problem in Crohn's disease

Almost everyone carries Candida albicans. The yeast colonizes human mucous membranes—for example, the oral mucosa and the ...
Frontiers

The gut–immune–brain axis in neurological disorders: microbial immunology and host–microbe interactions

The human gut harbors a vast and dynamic microbial ecosystem that extends far beyond its traditional role in digestion. Over the past decade, mounting ...

Body's own cell-to-cell messaging packets studied as the basis for next-generation medicines

The Blood and Tissue Bank is studying how to therapeutically manufacture and use a type of nanoparticles released by the body ...
Science Daily

How the body really ages: 7 million cells mapped across 21 organs

Scientists have built a massive cellular atlas showing how aging reshapes the body across 21 organs. Studying nearly 7 million cells, they found that aging starts earlier than expected and unfolds in ...