Tag: Neurology

  • ADAM8: The Inflammatory Instigator

    ADAM8 is the protein that’s stirring up trouble in your immune system! ADAM8 is like that friend who always shows up when there’s drama brewing. This protein is primarily expressed in immune cells, making it a key player in inflammatory responses. Picture ADAM8 as the bouncer of the cellular world. It’s involved in cell adhesion…

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  • Johann Christian Reil: The Mad Genius Who Coined “Psychiatry”

    Johann Christian Reil (1759–1813) wasn’t your average 18th-century doctor. He was the kind of guy who looked at the chaos of the human mind and thought, “You know what this needs? A whole new field of medicine.” And so, in 1808, he coined the term “psychiatry”—a word derived from the Greek psyche (soul) and iatreia (healing), meaning “the healing…

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