This adds to the growing body of work, from mouse and fly models, implicating lipid metabolism in neurodegeneration, particularly AD,” Amita Sehgal, Perelman School of Medici ...

Antibodies mediate a broad array of non-neutralizing Fc-mediated functions against HIV-1 including antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis (ADCP).

Scientists from DZNE, University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn provide new evidence that preventing brain inflammation is a promising approach for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease ...

However, whether CHIT1 plays a role in the response to acute ischemic stroke is unknown. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that sex-specific alterations in pro-inflammatory factors, including CHIT1, ...

Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Free University of Berlin, Germany, 1995. To Eat Or Not To Eat? Diurnal RPE Phagocytosis is Essential for Vision Photoreceptor rod and cone neurons in ...

Microglia can engage in phagocytosis, and are involved in immune responses within, as well as the development and remodelling of the nervous system. Their shape varies depending on the ...

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has announced eight recipients of the 2025 Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award, established to support high-risk, high-reward ideas with the potential to ...

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation’s innovation grants support high-risk, high reward ideas in cancer research.

Qian is one of several U of T researchers who recently received new funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering ...