Feb 27 (Reuters) - The immune systems of men appear to be better equipped to shut down pain, which could explain why chronic ...

The cause of the inflammatory lung disease sarcoidosis is unknown. In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have investigated whether a type of immune cell called a monocyte ...

Scientists have known for a while that as motor neurons wither in people with ALS, nearby microglia get riled up. Now they are finding that their monocyte cousins in the blood do the same. In the ...

Monocytes are white blood cells, known as leukocytes. They are an important part of the innate immune system and contribute to host defense in the blood by secreting large quantities of ...

Aftermath (part of the “Fires of War” collection) by Susan Crile. Inflammation is a key feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection, both during the acute phase of Covid-19 and also as a contributor to post-acute ...

Researchers identify specific immune markers, like activated monocytes and cytokines, that drive cognitive decline after viral infections across various diseases.