New findings lay to rest a debate over the origin and cell lineage of macrophages found in mouse brains -- they come from progenitor cells in the embryonic yolk sac and are self-renewing, and are not ...

Cardiac macrophages in newborn mice promoted heart cell proliferation after injury, offering a potential approach to ...

When the macrophages were blocked in a group of mice, the affected muscles didn't move properly. The researchers, led by ...

Macrophages, part of the innate immune system, can exhibit a form of immune memory by adjusting their molecular signaling after an infection. This adaptation can either enhance or reduce their ...

macrophage cells could be used to treat endocrine disorders that can lead, for example, to infertility. The pituitary gland is a small, pea-sized endocrine gland located at the base of the brain.