Identifying the Culprit of Surgical Scar Tissue
Researchers at the University of Calgary identified the cells that may be responsible for the formation of surgical scar tissue. Continue reading Identifying the Culprit of Surgical Scar Tissue
Researchers at the University of Calgary identified the cells that may be responsible for the formation of surgical scar tissue. Continue reading Identifying the Culprit of Surgical Scar Tissue
by Lara Roach figures by Rebecca Senft In Greek, macrophage means “big eater,” and that is exactly their job. Like a growing teenager or athlete after a big game, macrophages are activated immune cells whose primary focus is to “eat.” But instead of, say, a plate of pasta, macrophages take in and digest pathogenic microbes, unhealthy molecules, and even other cells in the body when they … Continue reading The Big Eater: How the immune system alters the pancreas during obesity