Some genes are beneficial and enhance longevity. For example, the gene that helps a person metabolize cholesterol would reduce a person's risk of heart disease. Some gene mutations are inherited.

Monocytes and macrophages are myeloid cells that have important innate immune functions. Macrophages reside in tissues and respond to infection by producing inflammatory mediators and engulfing ...

Each gene tells a cell to make a specific molecule, but this isn't performed by the DNA itself. Instead, the information is relayed to cellular machinery by a molecule called messenger RNA.

There is a planned Crossref maintenance outage between Tuesday, 14 January 6:00 to 11:00 UTC. This impacts access to BibTeX and RIS files. This important study implicates Sempharon 4a in both mice and ...

These could be signs that you have an inherited intolerance to alcohol — and a mutated gene could be the culprit, according to Cleveland Clinic. This gene mutation hampers the body’s ability ...

Keratin is a fibrous protein naturally found in our hair, skin, and nails, giving them structure and resilience. But with age or exposure to environmental pressures, our body produces less keratin ...

The study was published in the journal JCI Insight. Macrophages are immune cells that reside in and protect the lungs and are also recruited to the lungs in high numbers during injury or disease ...

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