Unlike transient innate immune activation, trained immunity is characterized by long-lasting but reversible functional reprogramming of monocytes, macrophages, natural killer (NK) cells, and ...

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Mechanical engineers at Duke University have developed solid building blocks whose mechanical properties can be programmed and reprogrammed on demand. By controlling whether tiny internal cells are ...

Modeling the human blood-brain barrier (BBB) is limited by the lack of robust protocols to generate induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)–derived brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs). Current ...