Mouse study sheds light on secret to maintaining a youthful immune system
Source: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Summary
What keeps some immune systems youthful and effective in warding off age-related diseases? In new research done on mice, scientists point the finger at a small subset of blood stem cells, which make an outsized contribution to maintaining either a youthful balance or an age-related imbalance of the two main types of immune cells: innate and adaptive.
