Immune system plays a major role in brain damage after repeated concussions, study suggests

From football fields to military training grounds, head injuries are leaving lasting marks on the brain in ways we're only ...
Nature

The complement system and age-related macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world. There are increasing evidences to suggest the complement system may play a significant role on the ...
Nature

Mechanisms of Disease: the complement system in renal injury—new ways of looking at an old foe

The fact that the complement system is activated during immune-complex glomerular disease has been known for nearly 50 years. Detection of complement deposition in the glomerulus using immunochemistry ...
C&EN

Activation of the ‘complement system’ helps trigger dangerous sickle-cell-disease outcome

Among people with sickle cell disease—an inherited blood disorder—acute chest syndrome (ACS) is the leading cause of death. The condition is the result of red blood cells becoming stiff, sticky, and ...