Inflammation

A New Role for Macrophages: Healers of Broken Hearts

A New Role for Macrophages: Healers of Broken Hearts

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Our understanding of the risk factors for heart disease, the related prevention programs, diagnosis and treatment are continuously improving. At the same time, there are many unknowns that need to be studied. After all, heart disease kills more people than any other disease in the U.S. and worldwide. One of the questions in search of […]

Early Childhood Poverty Holds the Immune System’s Hand

Early Childhood Poverty Holds the Immune System’s Hand

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The immune system is dynamically interconnected with the outside world — even childhood poverty has long-lasting effects on how the immune response gets shaped and regulated throughout life. Childhood poverty is related to adult productivity, as measured in terms of work hours and earnings. More specifically, childhood poverty leads to low income in adulthood, as […]