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An Unexpected Role for the Brain’s Immune Cells

An important part of the brain's immune system, cells called microglia constantly extend and retract "branches" from their cell body to survey their environment.

Covid’s Elephant in the Room. We Must Address it

This article is based on probability, rather than certainty. The author is of the opinion that at some point the two terms become interchangeable....

A Cycling Accident Saved My Life

This is the story of how Lisa Heathman turned medical lemons into “pink lemonade” and how she continues to navigate the maze of breast cancer decisions, drawing on the support of the patient advocacy community created by the Pink Lemonade Project.

Type 1 Diabetes, Risks and Treatment

In most people with type 1 diabetes, the body’s immune system, which normally fights infection, attacks and destroys the cells in the pancreas that make insulin