Neuroscience

New insights into cellular processes after a stroke

Strokes lead to irreversible damage to the brain and are one of the most common causes of dependency or death. As the cellular reactions to a cerebral infarction are not yet fully understood, there are no current techniques ...

Cardiology

The molecular mechanisms underlying cardiac repair

A paper, "Macrophages suppress cardiac reprogramming of fibroblasts in vivo via IFN-mediated intercellular self-stimulating circuit," published in Protein & Cell uncovers a previously unappreciated mechanism by which macrophages ...