Poor sleep quality alters immune function, increasing inflammation and disease risk. One night of sleep loss can mimic immune ...

New research reveals insight into the impact sleep quality has on a person's immune system, and how it could be linked to the ...

In S'pore, about four people have their lower limbs amputated each day due to non-healing diabetic wounds. Read more at ...

Monocytes and macrophages are myeloid cells that have important innate immune functions. Macrophages reside in tissues and respond to infection by producing inflammatory mediators and engulfing ...

More information: Fatema Al-Rashed et al, Impact of sleep deprivation on monocyte subclasses and function, The Journal of Immunology (2025). DOI: 10.1093/jimmun/vkae016 ...

The systemic immune response index outperformed other inflammatory markers in predicting chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

BACKGROUND: Despite the high morbidity and mortality of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), treatment ...

New findings on tunneling nanotube-like structures offer critical insights into heart formation, paving the way for innovative heart disease therapies.

One key takeaway is that sleep deprivation triggers an increase in nonclassical monocytes (NCMs), immune ... and can impair cognitive function, mood, and overall quality of life.

Blood samples were taken to measure cytokines and chemokines, signaling proteins that help regulate inflammation and immune activity, and monocytes, white blood cells that help fight infection and ...

Poor sleep alone increased nonclassical monocytes, cells that amplify inflammation ... sleep deprivation alters immune function, and these immune changes exacerbate inflammation related to ...

Scientists reveal that reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), driven by TGFβ-induced immune suppression, is a key driver ...