According to experts, inhibiting a small RNA whose levels significantly grow with age, as well as problems like weaker bones and drooping muscles, may be a way for keeping our bodies young and healthy.
Researchers have discovered a previously unidentified function of "natural killer" (NK) immune cells, which has increased our understanding of how the immune system is controlled to prevent disease.
The regulation of inflammation has been better understood thanks to research from Trinity College Dublin scientists. Recent research has revealed that a crucial immunological alarm protein that was previously thought to slow down the immune response really has the opposite effect.