A subset of taste cells may play a key role in the body's immune response to harmful oral microbes. The findings could help taste loss associated with infections, aging, and dysregulation of the oral microbiome caused by chemotherapy.
Immaturity of the gut microbiome and epithelial barriers in the gut and choroid plexus appear to play a significant role in neonatal susceptibility to meningitis.
A new study reports mice that lack the protein Alix develop hydrocephalus.
According to a new study, brain cells lining blood vessels produce a protein that impairs neuronal firing in the hippocampus during an antiviral immune response.
Researchers have discovered a new way to potentially reprogram cancer cells and revert them back to a non-cancerous state.
Researchers believe their findings could eventually help produce treatments to slow or reverse cognitive decline in older people.